Thermal Control — Space Hardware Marketplace

Vapor Chambers

Planar two-phase heat spreaders with effective thermal conductivities of 5,000–200,000 W/m·K, available in standard copper/water and advanced low-CTE…

High-Temperature Heat Pipes

• Potassium operating range400–1,000°C
• Nak operating range500–800°C
• Sodium operating range500–1,100°C

Alkali metal heat pipes operating from 400°C to 1,100°C using potassium, NaK, or sodium in stainless steel or…

Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs)

• Wick structureNone (wickless)
• Minimum device thickness< 3 mm
• Maximum transport distance> 1 m

Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs), also called Oscillating Heat Pipes (OHPs), are passive two-phase heat transport devices that operate…

Phase Change Material (PCM) Heat Sinks

• Thermal storage advantage1–2 orders of magnitude higher than sensible energy storage
• Typical pcm thermal conductivity (paraffin)< 1 W/m·K
• Enhancement structuresFins, embedded heat pipes, metal foams

High-performance PCM thermal energy storage devices that absorb pulsed or duty-cycled heat loads with minimal temperature rise, for…

HiK Plates / Heat Pipe Assemblies

Custom heat spreaders with embedded copper-water heat pipes offering effective thermal conductivities of 10,000–100,000 W/m·K, designed to collect…

Honeycomb Radiator Panels

• Core materialAluminum honeycomb sandwich
• Face sheet enhancementHigh-conductivity, optional embedded CCHPs
• Surface finishSelectable emissivity coatings

Aluminum honeycomb sandwich panels serving dual roles as spacecraft structural shells and heat rejection radiators, with embedded CCHPs,…

Thermo-Modulating Heat Pipes (TMHPs)

• Working fluid / envelopeAluminum-ammonia
• Ncg reservoirIntegrated (no separate reservoir)
• Demonstrated load (VCHP Mode)~36 W

A dual-mode spacecraft thermal device combining VCHP and thermal diode functions in a single gas-charged aluminum-ammonia design, eliminating…

Space Liquid Cooling Systems

• Cooling typeSingle-phase liquid (pumped fluid loop)
• ComponentsCold plates, accumulators, cooling lines, heat exchangers, liquid cooled chassis
• Accumulator functionsPressure control, volume compensation, transient dampening

Custom single-phase liquid cooling loops for spacecraft applications, integrating cold plates, accumulators, cooling lines, and heat exchangers to…

Loop Heat Pipes (LHPs)

• Ammonia operating range-40°C to 70°C
• Titanium/water variant range70°C to 250°C
• Traditional wick pore radius~1 µm

High-capacity two-phase heat transport devices that move larger amounts of heat over longer distances than conventional heat pipes,…

Variable Conductance Heat Pipes (VCHPs)

• Effective thermal conductivity10,000 to 100,000 W/m·K
• Control methodPassive (Non-Condensable Gas)
• Material systems availableAluminum-ammonia; Copper-monel/water; Sodium-Haynes

Passive spacecraft thermal control devices combining two-phase working fluid with a Non-Condensable Gas reservoir to automatically regulate evaporator…

Space Copper-Water Heat Pipes (SCWHPs)

• Heat flux capabilityUp to 50 W/cm²
• Temperature gradient (typical)2–5°C
• Wicking capability against gravityUp to 10 inches

Flight-proven copper-water heat pipes for high heat flux satellite electronics cooling, capable of handling up to 50 W/cm²…

Constant Conductance Heat Pipes (CCHPs)

• Space flight hours heritage118,664,340+ hours
• Quality certificationISO 9001:2015, AS9100D
• Welding standardAWS D17.1

Precision-engineered aerospace CCHPs with over 118 million space flight hours heritage, manufactured under ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certified…