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- Pressure Controlled Heat Pipe Solar Receiver for Regolith Oxygen Production with Multiple Reactors,J. R. Hartenstine, K. L. Walker, C. Tarau, and W. G. Anderson, 9th, ersociety Energy and Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), San Diego, CA, August 2011
- Thermal Management System for Long-Lived Venus Landers, C. Tarau, W. G. Anderson, and C. J. Peters, 9th Intersociety Energy and Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), San Diego, CA, August 2011
- Loop Heat Pipe with Thermal Control Valve for Variable Thermal Conductance, J. R. Hartenstine, K. L. Walker, and W. G. Anderson, 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES 2011), Portland, OR, July 2011.
- Pressure Controlled Heat Pipes, W. G. Anderson, J. R. Hartenstine D. B. Sarraf, and K. L. Walker, 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES 2011), Portland, OR, July, 2011.
- Variable Conductance Heat Pipe for a Lunar Variable Thermal Link, C. J. Peters, J. R. Hartenstine, and W. G. Anderson, 41st International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES 2011), Portland, OR, July, 2011.
- Die Level Thermal Storage for Improved Cooling of Pulsed Devices, R. Bonner, Mar 2011
- 2-D Modeling of Micro-Scale PCM Thermal Strorage Device in GaN Transistor Thermal Management, X. Tang, Mar 2011
- Dynamic response of phenolic resin and its carbon-nanotube composites to shock wave loading, Arman et. al. , Journal of Applied Physics 109, 013503 (2011)
- Modeling initial stage of phenolic pyrolysis: Graphitic precursor formation and interfacial effects, T. G. Desai, et al, Polymer (52) 2010
- Sodium Variable Conductance Heat Pipe with Carbon-Carbon Radiator for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Calin Tarau and William G. Anderson,15th International Heat Pipe Conference (15th IHPC),Clemson, SC, April 2010
- Slip behavior at ionic solid-fluid interfaces, Tapan G. Desai, NDIA Chemical Physics Letters 501 (2010) 93-97
- Electronics Cooling Using High Temperature Loop Heat Pipes with Multiple Condensers , William G. Anderson et. al., SAE Power Systems Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, November 2010
- Development of Heat Pipe Loop Technology for Military Vehicle Electronics Cooling, Xudong Tang et. al.,NDIA Ground Vehicle Systems Engineering and Technology Symposium, Dearborn, Michigan, August, 2010
- Dropwise Condensation Life Testing of Self Assembled Monolayers, Richard Bonner III, IHTC14, Washington, DC, August, 2010
- Roles of Atomic Restructuring in Interfacial Phonon Transport, Seungha Shin et. al., Physical Review B, 82, 081302 (2010)
- Anisotropic Shock Response of Columnar Nanocrystalline Cu, Sheng-Nian Luo et. al., Journal of Applied Physics , 107, 123507 (2010)
- Heat and Mass Transfer in a Permeable Fabric system Under Hot Air Jet Impingement, Sangsoo Lee et. al., IHTC14, Washington, DC, August, 2010
- Variable Thermal Conductance Link for Lunar Landers and Rovers , William G Anderson et. al., IECEC, Nashville, Tennessee, July, 2010
- Sodium Variable Conductance Heat Pipe for Radioisotope Stirling Systems - Design and Experimental Results, Calin Tarau and William G Anderson, IECEC, Nashville, Tennessee, July, 2010
- Heat Pipe Embedded Alsic Plates for High Conductivity-Low CTE Heat Spreaders , J. Weyant, ITHERM 2010, Las Vegas NV, June 2010
- Intermediate Temperature Fluids for Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes, William Anderson, et al., 15th International Heat Pipe Conference, Clemson, South Carolina, April, 2010
- Low-Temperature, Dual Pressure Controlled Heat Pipes for Oxygen Production from Lunar Regolith, Kara Walker, 15th International Heat Pipe Conference, Clemson, South Carolina, April, 2010
- Dropwise Condensation in Vapor Chambers, Richard Bonner, 26th IEEE Semi-Therm Symposium, Santa Clara, California, February 2010
- Sodium VCHP with Carbon-Carbon Radiator for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Calin Tarau, et al., Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Laurel, Maryland, February 2010
- Advanced Evaporators for Lunar Lander and Lunar Habitat Thermal Control Applications, Tadej Semenic, Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Laurel, Maryland, February 2010
- Pressure Controlled Heat Pipe Solar Receiver for Oxygen Production from Lunar Regolith, John R. Hartenstine, et al., AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Orlando, Florida, January 2010
- Sodium Variable Conductance Heat Pipe for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Calin Tarau, et al., 7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Denver Colorado, August 2009
- Loop Heat Pipe Design, Manufacturing and Testing - an Industrial Perspective, William Anderson, et al., ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, San Francisco, California, July 2009
- Dropwise Condensation on Surfaces with Graded Hydrophobicity, Richard Bonner, ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, San Francisco, California, July 2009
- Evaporators for High Temperature Lift Vapor Compression Loop for Space Applications, Tadej Semenic and Xudong Tang, ASME 2009 Heat Transfer Summer Conference, San Francisco, California, July 2009
- Variable Conductance Heat Pipe Radiators for Lunar and Martian Environments, William Anderson, et al., Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Huntsville, Alabama, February 2009
- High Temperature Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Calin Tarau, et al., Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Huntsville, Alabama, February 2009
- Heat Pipe Solar Receiver for Oxygen Production of Lunar Regolith, John Hartenstine, et al., Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Huntsville, Alabama, February 2009
- Variable Conductance Heat Pipe Performance after Extended Periods of Freezing, Michael Ellis and William Anderson, Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Huntsville, Alabama, February 2009
- Loop Heat Pipe for TacSat-4, Peter Dussinger, et al., Space, Propulsion and Energy Sciences International Forum (SPESIF), Huntsville, Alabama, February 2009
- Advanced Thermal Management Technologies for High Power Automotive Equipment, Jon Zuo, et al., National Defense Industrial Association Ground Vehicle Power and Energy Workshop, Troy, Michigan, November 2008
- Vibration/Shock Tolerant Capillary Two-Phase Loop Technology for Vehicle Thermal Control, Xudong Tang and Chanwoo Park, 2008 ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Jacksonville, Florida, August 2008
- NaK Variable Conductance Heat Pipe for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, Calin Tarau, et al., 6th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Cleveland, Ohio, July 2008
- Heat Pipe Cooling of Concentrating Photovoltaic (CPV) Systems, William Anderson, et al., 6th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Cleveland, Ohio, July 2008
- Startup Characteristics and Gravity Effects on a Medium/High-Lift Heat Pump Using Advanced Hybrid Loop Technology, Eric Sunada, et al., 38th SAE International Conference on Environmental Systems, San Francisco, California, June 2008
- High Temperature and High Heat Flux Thermal Management for Electronics, David Sarraf and William Anderson, IMAPS International Conference on High Temperature Electronics Conference (HiTEC 2008), Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 2008
- Heat Pipe Cooling of Concentrating Photovoltaic Cells, William Anderson, et al., 33rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, San Diego, California, May 2008
- Local Heat Transfer Coefficient Measurements of Flat Angles Sprays Using Thermal Test Vehicle, Richard Bonner, et al., 24th IEEE Semi-Therm Symposium, San Jose, California, March 2008
- Pressure Controlled Heat Pipe for Precise Temperature Control, David Sarraf, et al., Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2008
- Titanium Loop Heat Pipes for Space Nuclear Power Systems, John Hartenstine, et al., Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2008
- Variable Conductance Heat Pipes for Radioisotope Stirling Systems, William Anderson and Calin Tarau, Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2008
- Vapor Compression Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology for Lunar Surface Applications, Chanwoo Park and Eric Sunada, Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2008
- Experimental Study of Oscillating Flow Heat Transfer, Angie Fan, et al., Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer International Conference, Tainan, Taiwan, January 2008
- Metal Hydride Heat Storage Technology for Directed Energy Weapon Systems, Chanwoo Park, et al., 2007 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exhibition, Seattle, Washington, November 2007
- Electronics Thermal Management Using Advanced Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology, Chanwoo Park, et al.,, 2007 ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Vancouver, Canada, July 2007.
- Loop Thermosyphon Design for Cooling of Large Area, High Heat Flux Sources, John Hartenstine, et al., InterPACK 2007, Vancouver, Canada, July 2007.
- Heat Pipes for High Temperature Thermal Management, David Sarraf and William Anderson, InterPACK 2007, Vancouver, Canada, July 2007.
- Intermediate Temperature Fluids for Heat Pipes and Loop Heat Pipes, William Anderson, 2007 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2007.
- Intermediate Temperature Fluids Life Tests - Experiments, William Anderson, et al., 2007 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, June 2007.
- Intermediate Temperature Fluids Life Tests - Theory, Calin Tarau, et al., Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, NM, February 11 - 15, 2007.
- Spacecraft Thermal Management Using Advanced Hybrid Two-Phase Loop Technology, Chanwoo Park, et al., Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, NM, February 11 - 15, 2007.
- High-Temperature Water Heat Pipes, David Sarraf and William Anderson, IMAPS International Conference on High Temperature Electronics, Santa Fe, NM, May 15 - 18, 2006
- Heat Pipe Heat Exchanger with Two Levels of Isolation for Environmental Control of Manned Spacecraft Crew Compartment, David Sarraf, 37th International Conference on Environmental Systems, Norfolk, VA, July 17-20, 2006.
- Passive Thermal Management for a Fuel Cell Reforming Process, David Sarraf, et al., 2006 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, June 2006.
- Advanced Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology for High Performance Thermal Management, Chanwoo Park, et al., 2006 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, June 2006.
- High Temperature Water-Titanium Heat Pipe Radiator, William Anderson, et al., 2006 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, June 2006.
- High Temperature Titanium-Water and Monel-Water Heat Pipes, William Anderson, et al., 2006 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA, June 2006.
- High Performance Heat Storage and Dissipation Technology, Chanwoo Park, et, al., 2005 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), Orlando, FL, November 5 - 11, 2005.
- Design and Testing of Titanium/Cesium and Titanium/Potassium Heat Pipes, Peter Dussinger, et, al., 2005 International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), San Francisco, CA, August 2005.
- High Temperature Lightweight Heat Pipe Panel Technology Development, Ted Stern and William Anderson, Space Nuclear Conference 2005, San Diego, CA, June 2005.
- Loop Heat Pipe Radiator Trade Study for the 300-550K Temperature Range, William Anderson and Walter Bienert, Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF), Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2005
- Hybrid Loop Thermal Bus Technology for Vehicle Thermal Management, Chanwoo Park, et, al., 24th Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL, November 29 - December 2, 2004
- ACT Patents
- U.S. 8,002,021 - Heat Exchanger with Internal Heat Pipe
- U.S. 7,748,436 - Evaporator for Capillary Loop
- U.S. 6,990,816 - Hybrid Capillary Cooling Apparatus
- U.S. 6,948,556 - Hybrid Loop Cooling of High Powered Devices
- In addition to the above granted patents, the following applications are currently "Patent Pending":
- U.S. Patent Application - Semiconductor Having Integrally-Formed Enhanced Thermal Management
- U.S. Patent Application - Circuit Board Cooling Plate Assembly
- U.S. Patent Application - Heat Pipe Processing Technique
- U.S. Patent Application - Aircraft Electronics Box Cooling
- U.S. Patent Application - Direct Contact Vortex Flow Heat Exchanger
- U.S. Patent Application - Freeze Tolerant Heat Pipe
- U.S. Patent Application - Methods of Constructing Heat Pipe Plates
- U.S. Patent Application - Isothermal Refrigeration Evaporator
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