Summaries by Inventor Weisensee, Patricia
Passive and Compact Liquid Metal Heat Switch
Weisensee, Patricia
T-019180
Weisensee, Patricia
T-019180
— Technology Description Researchers in Patricia Weisensee’s lab at Washington University have developed a compact liquid metal heat switch with a passive mechanism to control the thermal management system of spacecraft. Unlike other switch mechanisms, the liquid metal version produces high co…