Modine Supplies Titanium Heat Pipe Prototypes to NASA for Trip to Moon and Beyond.RACINE, Wis. -- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MOD), a world leader in designing and developing heating and cooling solutions for a diversified group of markets including electronics cooling, automotive, truck, heavy-duty and industrial, announced today that it has delivered, through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. Thermacore International Inc., high temperature titanium heat pipes to NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Glenn Research Center The Glenn Research Center (more correctly, the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field) is a NASA center, located in Cleveland, Ohio between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation (part of the Cleveland Metroparks). in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. . These heat pipes are evaluation prototypes in support of NASA's effort to develop radiator panels for rejecting heat from the power generation systems for long duration space and planetary base missions and could be used on trips to the moon, Jupiter and points further in space. The Thermacore heat pipes are intended for use at temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius. The delivered prototypes, which are 1.27 millimeters in diameter and 1.15 meters long, are made from Titanium and use water as the internal working fluid. These devices, capable of transporting over 500 watts, are produced at Thermacore's research and development facilities in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. NASA is pursuing the development of power generation systems capable of producing tens of kilowatts of electrical power for future missions to Jupiter and beyond. The Brayton cycle is the leading power conversion system being evaluated by NASA. Just like all electric generating systems, the unconverted waste heat must be rejected. In this situation, it will be done with large radiator panels that contain heat pipes operating in the temperature range of 20 degrees Celsius to 250 degrees Celsius. To minimize weight, these heat pipes were constructed from Titanium. "The first use of this heat pipe technology will most likely be on the moon for rejecting heat from the electric generating system for powering the lunar habitat. It would be quite an honor if our heat pipes become part of that mission." said Nelson Gernert, Research and Development Engineering Manager at Thermacore. The use of heat pipe technology on the lunar surface is the qualification for using them on other missions. Heat pipe radiator panels to reject kilowatts of heat to the vacuum of space are not small in size. For example, a radiator panel to reject 100 kW of waste heat requires several hundred square feet of area and potentially hundreds of heat pipes. Since its beginning, Thermacore has been involved in the development of advanced Aerospace and Military related heat transfer technologies and products. "Ultimately, the leading edge technologies we developed for the Aerospace and Military sectors will filter into our cooling products used in computers, servers, and automobiles. The Aerospace/Military market for Thermacore has a circular benefit. It drives advances in our technology, which we use to benefit our OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers by cooling their products better. Our high volume manufacturing of these advanced products helps to drive down the price of the product, which in turn benefits the Aerospace/Military sector with reduced costs," explains Tom Cromwell, Thermacore's General Manager. About Modine Founded in 1916, with fiscal 2006 revenues from continuing operations continuing operations Parts of a business that are expected to be maintained as an ongoing segment of an overall business operation. Income and losses from continuing operations are reported separately if any segments have been discontinued during the of $1.6 billion, Modine specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free (heating, ventilating ventilating Natural or mechanically induced movement of fresh air into or through an enclosed space. The hazards of poor ventilation were not clearly understood until the early 20th century. Expired air may be laden with odors, heat, gases, or dust. , air conditioning) equipment, industrial equipment, refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. systems, fuel cells, and electronics. Based in Racine, Wisconsin, the company has approximately 8,000 employees at 34 facilities in 15 countries worldwide. For information about Modine, visit www.modine.com. Thermacore International Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Modine Manufacturing Company. Statements made in this press release regarding future matters are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements, including those regarding the benefits of the proposed transaction, incremental business and future financial performance are based upon Modine's current expectations. Modine's actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements because of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to international economic changes and challenges; continued market acceptance and demand for the products and technologies, achievement and adherence to product quality standards equivalent to those experienced by the company in its manufacturing facilities and other business prospects discussed in filings made by Modine, from time to time, with the SEC including the factors discussed in the "Cautionary Factors" section in Item 7 of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. and its periodic reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . 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