Table 6.

Advantages and disadvantages of thermal transfer types.

	Advantages	Disadvantages
Heat pipes	Great efficiency in transferring heat	Not feasible for long distances
	The most reliable
	Fewer components
	Well suited for small assembly space
	Well-founded experiences
Fluid loops	Large amount of heat at long distance	Leakage
		Large number of components
Water sublimators	Ideal for space	Sensitive
		Large dimension
		Unsuitable for planetary environment
Pulsating heat pipes	Open and closed loop configs	Less experiences
		Few suppliers
Self-rewetting Fluids	Thermal resistance and dry out limit
	Supplement to heat pipes
Hybrid systems	Highly variable for different	Large number of
	temperature conditions	components