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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsNelson L. Hyman, William R. Braun, James C. Garner, Lawrence R. Larson, Sheleen M. Tuner
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The graphite-epoxy heat sink and mounting structure is comprised of a mounting structure constructed of a graphite-epoxy material that is mounted around a heat generating pressure vessel located inside a spacecraft. The mounting structure is a graphite-epoxy structure having three segments. The first and third segments are a graphite-epoxy material with a high thermal conductivity but not necessarily capable of withstanding structural stresses. Between these thermal conductive segments is a segment of graphite-epoxy material capable of withstanding structural stresses to provide a structural integrity for the mounting structure. The thermal energy flows from the pressure vessel, through the thermal conductive layer to a shear panel of the spacecraft that radiates the thermal energy.
A heat transmitter and mounting structure
A heat transmitter and mounting structure comprising:
A device for controlling the temperature of a common pressure vessel within a spacecraft comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.