Shuttle Orbiter Active Thermal Control Subsystem Design and Flight Experience

Bond, Timothy A.; Metcalf, Jordan L.; Asuncion, C. Conca de la

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“…An important part of space shuttle orbiter is active thermal control subsystem (ATCS) [1,19]. This consists of series of evaporators and coolers arranged and operated in such a way that they are responsible for maximizing heat transfer from, and to space craft, its units, and instruments [3,9,20].…”

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Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

Rafique¹

2022

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Space shuttle has been a hall mark of American space program since its inception. Despite its temporary shutdown few years ago, with the recent interest in space exploration which includes revitalizing human outpost in microgravity and transportation required to build it, realize other experiments (e.g. in space telescopes, in space manufacturing) and interplanetary voyages, it has regained attention. Its superior design, manufacturing, materials, performance, durability, and efficiency place it among the best, in fact, the only effort by mankind to build a reusable craft horizontally, launch vertically like a rocket and fly back like a plane. Various requirements emerge during its design (thermal, fluid, acoustics, vibration and structural) and design of its main engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25) which requires considerable attention, heat transfer being most important. This facilitated and necessitated use of various types of heat exchangers such as single coil, heat pipe, built in internal heat exchanger (IHEX), external heat exchanger (EHEX), condensing heat exchanger (CHEX), Interface heat exchangers (InHEX), regenerative heat exchanger (RHEX) and compact heat exchangers (CoHEX), change, manipulate and optimize their configurations in piping and instrumentation diagrams (PIDs). In this short narrative, an effort has been made to summarize them, and their developments over time with a focus on the application, design, manufacturing, materials, and performance (in service and final operation).

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“…Space shuttle orbiter has been an active and challenging space craft since its inception even during design phase [1,2]. It has various moving and stationary parts and components which systematically and synergistically operate to realize its flying.…”

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Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

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2022

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“…The dehumidification capacity is controlled by regulating air flow rate. Active humidity control has become the main humidity control method in space vehicle, such as space shuttle, 89 Freedom Space Station 90 and International Space Station. 91,92 However, it is quite difficult to separate condensate water from air in microgravity.…”

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A review of membrane-based air dehumidification

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Gao

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Indoor and Built Environment

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Air dehumidification plays an important role in improving air quality and maintaining thermal comfort. Increasing attention is paid to the membrane-based technology, which is based on water vapour transmembrane transport driven by mass transfer potential, together with sensible heat transfer under temperature difference. Membrane-based air dehumidification has been applied in heating, ventilation and air conditioning, compressed air dehumidification and environmental control in space vehicle, and some other engineering fields. This paper summarizes recent research results in these fields, including fundamental principles, membrane materials, membrane module structures, operation conditions and theory models. In the end, two methods of membrane-based dehumidification performance evaluation are introduced from perspective of energy and exergy, respectively.

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Simulation Study of Active Thermal Control Performance for On-Orbit Space Shuttle

Yang,

Pang,

2023

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

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Shuttle Orbiter Active Thermal Control Subsystem Design and Flight Experience

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Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

Heat Transfer Equipment for Space Shuttle Orbiter, Its Main Engine (Aerojet Rocketdyne RS 25), Thermal (Passive and Active), Environmental Control and Life Support System

A review of membrane-based air dehumidification

Simulation Study of Active Thermal Control Performance for On-Orbit Space Shuttle

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