Meeting:
GLAST Preliminary Design Review, January 8-11, 2002
Subsystem:
Thermal
RFA Number:
41
Originator:
D. Hewitt/T. McCarthy, Code 545, 301-286-5115
Response Accepted/
RFA Closed:
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Specific Request:
How will the risks of freezing and thawing the VCHP/CCHP ammonia be mitigated. Identify
freezing and thawing scenarios. Identify operational limitations.
Supporting Rational:
Temperature results presented show ammonia in heat pipes will freeze under certain on-orbit
conditions. Improper thawing of either a CCHP or VCHP could cause????????????????
Response: