Testing of a mesoscale conduction pump was conducted. Using temperature, delta-pressure, voltage and current data the mass flow rate of the pump was calculated. Two mass flow rate results were calculated, one by heat transfer and another by delta-pressure analysis. Using the results obtained from the conduction pump experiments the calculated mass flow rates were applied to a theoretical heat loop. The GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) was interested in determining whether the pump tested would be capable of cooling a laser with a heat flux of 25 W/cm?. A preliminary theoretical model for a heat transfer loop that would cool such a laser was designed.

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Creator

• Mardiros, Gary Ara
• Pesch, Jonathan Elliott

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 03C015M

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.
• Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.

Year

• 2003

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2003-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-09-17