Advances in spacecraft thermal control

Consolo, Robert; Boetcher, Sandra K. S.

doi:10.1016/bs.aiht.2023.04.001

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“…Recent advances in spacecraft thermal control have been significant in both passive and active devices. 181,182 Research on passive components includes phase change materials for heat storage to reduce radiator size, 183 materials, such as graphene and aerosols, 184 and multifunctional nanostructure surfaces that modulate the emissivity and absorptivity to optimize the thermal performance. 185 Miniaturization of active thermal devices, such as cryocoolers 181 and pumped fluid loops for small satellites, 186 will be also relevant for future FSOC systems.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a similar manner, spacecraft thermal management methods and their use in satellite FSOC have to be further investigated. Recent advances in spacecraft thermal control have been significant in both passive and active devices 181 , 182 . Research on passive components includes phase change materials for heat storage to reduce radiator size, 183 materials, such as graphene and aerosols, 184 and multifunctional nanostructure surfaces that modulate the emissivity and absorptivity to optimize the thermal performance 185 .…”

Section: Future Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Opto-thermo-mechanical phenomena in satellite free-space optical communications: survey and challenges

Badás,

Piron,

Bouwmeester

et al. 2023

Opt. Eng.

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Growing interest in free-space optical communication, due to the high bandwidth and security provided by these links, has generated the necessity of designing high-performance satellite terminals. In order to develop these terminals, the optothermo-mechanical phenomena that appear in the space environment and their effect on optical communication links have to be understood in detail. A review of the opto-thermo-mechanical phenomena occurring in spaceborne terminals is presented, describing the relevance of each of them. The methods found to compute the impact on the communication performance due to opto-thermo-mechanical phenomena are collected by building the bridge between the optical and communication performance parameters. Finally, techniques available to mitigate the detrimental effects of these phenomena are classified, and the relevant research challenges are identified.

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