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Analytical Capabilities
ACT engineers use commercial and in-house software to analyze and design complex thermal-fluid systems.
- 3-D Solid Modeling and Design (SolidWorks)
- Finite Element Analysis and Design (CosmosWorks)
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFDesign)
- In-house design codes for single and two-phase flow heat transfer, heat pipes, and space radiators
Materials and Fluids Expertise
- Materials: Copper, Nickel, Monel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Titanium, Inconel, Haynes, Moly, Tungsten
- Fluids: Water, Methanol, Acetone, Ammonia, Propylene, Ethane, Cesium, Potassium, Sodium, Lithium, and a number of "intermediate temperature" fluids (450 - 750K)
Fabrication and Testing Capabilities
- Brazing (furnace, torch, atmosphere, vacuum)
- Welding (TIG, spot, programmable, manual, dry-box)
- Vacuum pumps (mechanical, diffusion, turbo, to 10-6 Torr)
- Helium mass spectrometer leak detection (to 10-10 std cc/sec)
- Ultrasonic cleaning facility
- Metal hydride processing facility
- RF generator (to 5kW)
- Computerized data acquisition systems
- 3ft by 8ft thermo-vacuum chamber
- High heat flux boiling testing facility (to 1,200W/cm2)
- Heat pipe life test facility (Al/Ammonia, Cu/Propylene, Ti/Water, Monel/Water, CuNi/Cesium, Haynes/Lithium, various intermediate temperature heat pipes)
- Complete heat pipe manufacturing equipment
- Welders certified to AWS 17.1 Specification for Fusion Welding for Aerospace Applications
- ACT's Quality System is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.
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CFD simulation of an electronic module
Wind tunnel
Thermo-vacuum chamber
Aerospace CCHP manufacturing space
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