Robert John Novoryta - Littleton CO Frederick Wilbur Dawson - Littleton CO
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Corporation - Rockville MD
International Classification:
F28F 500
US Classification:
165 86
Abstract:
In a vacuum environment such as space, conductive ball and socket members are fixed to respective heat pipes for permitting orthogonal movement of one heat pipe relative to the other and the gap between the ball and socket members is maintained under a light gas pressure with the low pressure gas forming a low thermal impedance path across the gap.