CAVITATION EFFECTS ON THE WORK OF DISPERSE SHEET COLLECTORS OF FRAMELESS HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEMS IN OUTER SPACE

The effects of cavitation processes on the work of the droplet collectors of frameless heat removal systems in outer space have been considered. The low cavitation steadiness of the centrifugal-type collectors has been substantiated. A procedure has been created for the calculation of fl ow characteristics of a belt-rotor droplet collector. A comparison has been made of the results of numerical calculation with the experimentally obtained characteristics of the functioning of such devices.
   
Author:  A. A. Koroteev, A. A. Safronov, N. A. Safronova, N. I. Filatov, and A. L. Grigor′ev
Keywords:  droplet collector, disperse sheet, droplet cooler–radiator
Page:  1311