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two-phase heat transport equipment (TPHTE)

Standard

ECSS-E-ST-31-02C Rev.1

Definition

hermetically closed system filled with a working fluid and transporting thermal energy by a continuous evaporation and condensation process using the latent heat of the fluid

Notes

NOTE 1 A fluid evaporates in the heat input zone (evaporator) and condenses in the heat output zone (condenser).
NOTE 2 This is in contrast to a single-phase loop where the sensible heat of a liquid is transported (a liquid heats up in the heat input zone and cools down in the heat output zone).

Relations

ECSS-Q-ST-70-39C — process
ECSS-S-ST-00-01C — process
ECSS-E-ST-35C Rev. 1 — system
ECSS-S-ST-00-01C — system
ECSS-E-ST-31-02C Rev.1 — TPHTE

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