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Johnson
Space Center
1986 Phase II
Internally
Drained Condenser
Creare,
Inc.
Hanover, NH
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INNOVATION
Compact, high performance
capillary condenser with internal drainage network
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Capillary Condenser
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Shaped fins drive condensate
film over surface
- Order of magnitude increase
in heat flux (55 W/cm2)
- Order of magnitude increase
in heat transfer coefficient (8W/cm2-K)
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- $1.2 M in related R&D funding
- Potential earthbound application
to remote power generation, power backup units, and hybrid electric
vehicles
- Teaming with AMPS Inc. to commercialize
condenser technology for radioisotope Alkaline Metal Thermal-to-Electric
Conversion (AMTEC) space power conversion systems
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Two-phase space thermal management systems
- Space power conversion systems
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