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A heat management system especially adapted for spacecraft including a first heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a sink having a widely varying temperature and a second heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a variable heat load. An equilibrator is provided to maintain respective bo

A heat management system especially adapted for spacecraft including a first heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a sink having a widely varying temperature and a second heat exchanger in heat exchange relation with a variable heat load. An equilibrator is provided to maintain respective bodies of heat exchange fluid in the liquid state and in the gaseous state. A first flow path is provided for circulating a mixture of liquid phase fluid and gaseous phase fluid from the equilibrator to the first heat exchanger and return fluid from the first heat exchanger to the equilibrator. A second flow path circulates liquid phase fluid from the equilibrator to the second heat exchanger and returns fluid therefrom to the equilibrator.

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A heat management system for use in spacecraft or the like comprising a first heat exchanger of the radiator type for radiating heat into space; a second heat exchanger for transferring heat from a variable heat load on a spacecraft; means for establishing a heat exchange fluid flow path between sai

A heat management system for use in spacecraft or the like comprising a first heat exchanger of the radiator type for radiating heat into space; a second heat exchanger for transferring heat from a variable heat load on a spacecraft; means for establishing a heat exchange fluid flow path between said heat exchangers; means for regulating fluid flow in said flow path; and a pump forming part of said flow path comprising a rotary drum driven about an axis at sufficient speed to cause fluid therein in the liquid phase to move radially outwardly and form an annular body of liquid fluid surrounding a body of gaseous fluid with said drum, and a liquid pickup having an inlet in said body of liquid fluid and relatively movable relative thereto.