The photo shows the less detailed side one of 4 heatpipe panels AASC is currently building for each of 6 satellite structures. AASC s internal development group supports customer needs and requirements developing and implementing new advances in heat pipe design and material selection to improve overall quality and performance at a reduced cost. Our capabilities in mechanical and thermal analysis, stiffness and mass assessments, and detailed manufacturing review are in constant demand from our customers. With customer service as our primary goal, our heat pipe panel products are focused on close partnership between the design and manufacturing teams. AASC works closely with our heat pipe suppliers to provide our customers with the best possible value in both performance and cost.
Heat pipes are extremely effective in transferring heat from one location to another.
A common spaceflight heat pipe has an effective thermal conductivity many thousands of times that of copper. Although there are many ground applications for heat pipes, in a Spaceborne environment radiation and conduction are the sole means of heat transfer, so heat pipes are a fundamental aspect of a satellite thermal and structural sub-system design. Technical partnerships with our customers and suppliers have been instrumental to our mutual success in successfully realizing the best value in heat pipe panel assemblies by realizing the best trade-off between performance and cost. Heat Pipe Panel Manufacturing Approach. AASC uses advanced and creative fixturing and precise manufacturing approaches to produce even the most complex internal heatpipe assemblies.