Review of Advanced Radiator Technologies for Spacecraft Power Systems and Space Thermal Control

Download or read book Review of Advanced Radiator Technologies for Spacecraft Power Systems and Space Thermal Control written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-19 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A two-part overview of progress in space radiator technologies is presented. The first part reviews and compares the innovative heat-rejection system concepts proposed during the past decade, some of which have been developed to the breadboard demonstration stage. Included are space-constructable radiators with heat pipes, variable-surface-area radiators, rotating solid radiators, moving-belt radiators, rotating film radiators, liquid droplet radiators, Curie point radiators, and rotating bubble-membrane radiators. The second part summarizes a multielement project including focused hardware development under the Civil Space Technology Initiative (CSTI) High Capacity Power program carried out by the NASA Lewis Research Center and its contractors to develop lightweight space radiators in support of Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) power systems technology. Juhasz, Albert J. and Peterson, George P. Glenn Research Center RTOP 583-02-21...