Design and Development of Lightweight Air-Liquid Composite Heat Exchangers for Space Exploration Applications

Author(s):  
E. Eugene Shin ◽  
James Johnston
2017 ◽  
pp. 53-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Glade ◽  
Dirk Moses ◽  
Thomas Orth

Author(s):  
Bengt Sunden

This paper gives a brief summary of CFD (computational fluid dynamics) methods and turbulence modeling for applications in the design, research and development of heat exchangers. Some examples are shown to demonstrate how CFD methods can be used as engineering tools. Nevertheless, limitations and shortcomings as well as need for further research are highlighted.


2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Womack ◽  
Miles Crist ◽  
Laura Kruger ◽  
Kelsey DeGeorge ◽  
Karynna Tuan ◽  
...  

The harsh environment on the lunar surface presents unique technological challenges for space exploration. This paper presents research on the design and development of the Telescope-deployment High-vacuum teleOperated Rover (THOR), currently being built and tested in the Lunar and Airless Bodies Simulator (LABS) facility at the University of Colorado Boulder. This rover is fabricated entirely out of cost-effective commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and materials. THOR can potentially survive for more than one simulated year in conditions similar to that of the lunar environment, demonstrating the successful initial results of a first phase research study on material and electronic survivability in an extreme environment such as the Moon. KEYWORDS: Telerobotics, Space Exploration, LUNAR, High-vacuum, Electronic Survivability, Robotics, Engineering


Author(s):  
C. H. Carter ◽  
J. E. Lane ◽  
J. Bentley ◽  
R. F. Davis

Silicon carbide (SiC) is the generic name for a material which is produced and fabricated by a number of processing routes. One of the three SiC materials investigated at NCSU is Norton Company's NC-430, which is produced by reaction-bonding of Si vapor with a porous SiC host which also contains free C. The Si combines with the free C to form additional SiC and a second phase of free Si. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of CH3SiCI3 onto a graphite substrate was employed to produce the second SiC investigated. This process yielded a theoretically dense polycrystalline material with highly oriented grains. The third SiC was a pressureless sintered material (SOHIO Hexoloy) which contains B and excess C as sintering additives. These materials are candidates for applications such as components for gas turbine, adiabatic diesel and sterling engines, recouperators and heat exchangers.


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