ACT launches Aerospace Products Group

Citation

(2006), "ACT launches Aerospace Products Group", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 78 No. 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2006.12778eaf.013

ACT launches Aerospace Products Group

ACT launches Aerospace Products Group

Keywords: Aerospace technology, Heat transfer

Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) has been manufacturing products for the aerospace industry for the past 3 years, and now the company is ready to make it official by launching its Aerospace Products Group.

“With the rapid growth and focus on more activity in the aerospace market, this was the right time to launch a division for aerospace products,” says ACT President Jon Zuo.

The emphasis of the new Aerospace Products Group will be in providing cost-effective, two-phase thermal control products to the commercial, military and government aerospace markets. Utilising the extensive experience of ACT's highly specialised design engineers, the company has introduced three products specifically for the aerospace market, including constant conductance heat pipes (CCHP), variable conductance heat pipes (VCHP) and loop heat pipes (LHP).

As Zuo notes, the aerospace environment differs greatly from the environment on earth, where heat can be dissipated into the air. In space, heat must be collected, transported and dissipated through highly specialised means. With increased interest in space exploration and travel, including the potential for space tourism, thermal controls are more critical than ever.

The CCHP produced by ACT transport heat from a heat source to a heat sink with a very small temperature difference. Heat can be transported in either direction and are used to transfer heat from specific thermal loads to a radiator panel or as part of an integrated radiator panel.

The VCHP utilise specially designed gas reservoirs to provide passive temperature control in a wide variety of operating conditions. The LHP use fine pore capillary wicks to transport large amounts of heat over long distances, often through flexible liquid and vapour transport lines. The LHP technology has applications in satellite thermal buses and isothermal radiators.

In addition, ACT's Aerospace Products Group is developing advanced thermal products for next generation spacecraft thermal control. Among these advanced products are titanium/water heat pipes and loop pipes for high temperature thermal control of 70-2508C, intermediate temperature heat pipes for 200-4508C and heat pipe exchangers for manned spacecraft thermal control.

ACT is a developer and manufacturer of advanced heat pipes, LHP, pumped single and two-phase loops and thermal storage devices. ACT specialises in technology development and custom thermal product design and manufacturing for world-wide customers in aerospace, military, electronics, medical equipment, energy systems, calibration and government R&D markets. ACT's technologies have been used in a wide range of applications from spacecraft thermal control to catalytic reactor cooling to medical surgery temperature control.

ACT is located at the Burle Business Park at 1046 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The newly expanded 11,400-square foot ACT facilities includes office, laboratory and manufacturing spaces, with capabilities for performing complex design, analysis manufacture and testing. The company's quality system is certified to ISO 9001:2000 standards.

Details available from: ACT, Tel: +1 717 295 6061, web site: www.1-ACT.com