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Thermal control systems for low-temperature heat rejection on a lunar base
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gottmann Sr., Matthias Sridhar, K. R. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | One of the important issues in the lunar base architecture is the design of a Thermal Control System (TCS) to reject the low temperature heat from the base. The TCS ensures that the base and all components inside are maintained within the operating temperature range. A significant portion of the total mass of the TCS is due to the radiator. Shading the radiation from the sun and the hot lunar soil could decrease the radiator operating temperature significantly. Heat pumps have been in use for terrestrial applications. To optimize the mass of the heat pump augmented TCS, all promising options have to be evaluated and compared. Careful attention is given to optimizing system operating parameters, working fluids, and component masses. The systems are modeled for full load operation. |
| File Size | 1175370 |
| Page Count | 35 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920011027 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4km46r7m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Heat Pumps Working Fluids Lunar Soil Lunar Bases Temperature Control Solar Radiation Heat Radiators Low Temperature Operating Temperature Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
