@inbook{88d64f31f9f94041a8680fa70d73e30f,
title = "Low-gravity experiments of lightweight flexible heat pipe panels with self-rewetting fluids",
abstract = "Fluids with a unique surface tension behavior, the so-called {"}self-rewetting fluids,{"} are considered to be promising working fluids not only in reduced-gravity environments but also in terrestrial applications. Ultralightweight polyimide-based wickless heat pipe panels with flexible, inflatable, and deployable functions were fabricated using self-rewetting fluids. Fundamental operation tests of these panels were conducted under conditions of reduced gravity during parabolic flight. We obtained promising experimental results on the thermal performance of the panels in reduced gravity, although the experimental conditions were not entirely satisfactory.",
keywords = "Heat pipe, Marangoni effect, Microgravity, Space, Surface tension, Thermal management",
author = "Kotaro Tanaka and Yoshiyuki Abe and Masayuki Nakagawa and Chiara Piccolo and Raffaele Savino",
year = "2009",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.04333.x",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781573317122",
series = "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences",
publisher = "Blackwell Publishing Inc.",
pages = "554--561",
booktitle = "Interdisciplinary Transport Phenomena Fluid, Thermal, Biological, Materials, and Space Sciences",
}