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http://dx.doi.org/10.20910/JASE.2019.13.2.66

A Study on Variable Conductance Radiator using Liquid Metal for Highly Efficient Satellite Thermal Control  

Park, Gwi-Jung (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosun University)
Go, Ji-Seong (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosun University)
Oh, Hyun-Ung (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Chosun University)
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Journal of Aerospace System Engineering / v.13, no.2, 2019 , pp. 66-72 More about this Journal
Abstract
The observation satellites which uses high heat-dissipating equipment such as synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites require a radiator to transmit heat from the equipment into outer space. However, during cold conditions it requires a heater to maintain the temperature of equipment within the allowable minimum limit when it is not in operation. In this study, we proposed a variable conductivity radiator that changes its thermal conductivity value through movement of the liquid metal between two reservoirs based on the temperature condition. This reduces the power consumption of the heater by limiting heat transfer path to the radiator in cold condition, while effectively transferring heat to the radiator during hot condition. The feasibility of the proposed radiator was validated through comparison of the thermal control performance with the conventional fixed conductivity radiator via a thermal analysis.
Keywords
Synthetic Aperture Rader; Space Thermal Control; Radiator; Liquid Metal; Galinstan; Thermal Analysis;
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