Water Heat Pipes as a Passive Thermal Control Method for Future CubeSat Missions

Book: The Nanosatellite Revolution: 30 Years and Continuing

Editor(s): Henry Helvajian; Siegfried W. Janson

Chapter Author(s): Hugo Brouwer

Published: 2023

https://doi.org/10.1117/3.2618157.ch20

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Abstract

We propose heat pipes as a solution to the CubeSat heat transport challenge. The usage of heat pipes in spacecraft is not new and is a proven technology both in space and on Earth. Heat pipes offer a passive way of transporting heat over both short and long distances. Their operating principle is fully reliant on capillary forces and pressure differences.