TY - CHAP
T1 - HIGH TEMPERATURE RADIATOR MATERIALS FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE LOW EARTH ORBITAL ENVIRONMENT.
AU - Rutledge, Sharon K.
AU - Banks, Bruce A.
AU - Mirtich, Michael J.
AU - Lebed, Richard
AU - Brady, Joyce
AU - Hotes, Deborah
AU - Kussmaul, Michael
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - Radiators must be constructed of materials which have high emittance in order to efficiently radiate heat from high temperature space power systems. In addition, if these radiators are to be used for applications in the low Earth orbital environment, they must not be detrimentally affected by exposure to atomic oxygen. Four materials selected as candidate radiator materials (304 stainless steel, copper, titanium-6% aluminum-4% vanadium (Ti-6%Al-4%V), and niobium-1% zirconium (Nb-1%Zr) were surface modified by acid etching, heat treating, abrading, sputter texturing, electrochemical etching, and combinations of the above in order to improve their emittance.
AB - Radiators must be constructed of materials which have high emittance in order to efficiently radiate heat from high temperature space power systems. In addition, if these radiators are to be used for applications in the low Earth orbital environment, they must not be detrimentally affected by exposure to atomic oxygen. Four materials selected as candidate radiator materials (304 stainless steel, copper, titanium-6% aluminum-4% vanadium (Ti-6%Al-4%V), and niobium-1% zirconium (Nb-1%Zr) were surface modified by acid etching, heat treating, abrading, sputter texturing, electrochemical etching, and combinations of the above in order to improve their emittance.
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M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:0023660361
BT - NASA Technical Memorandum
ER -