Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The issue of thermal control for space missions has been critical since the early space missions in the late 1950s. The demands in such environments are heightened, characterized by significant temperature variations and the need to manage substantial densities of heat. The current work offers a comprehensive survey of the innovative materials and thermal fluids employed in the aerospace technological area. In this scope, the materials should exhibit enhanced reliability for facing maintenance and raw materials scarcity. The improved thermophysical properties of the nanofluids increase the efficiency of the systems, allowing the mass/volume reduction in satellites, rovers, and spacecraft. Herein are summarized the main findings from a literature review of more than one hundred works on aerospace thermal management. In this sense, relevant issues in aerospace convection cooling were reported and discussed, using heat pipes and heat exchangers, and with heat transfer ability at high velocity, low pressure, and microgravity. Among the main findings, it could be highlighted the fact that these novel materials and fluids provide enhanced thermal conductivity, stability, and insulation, enhancing the heat transfer capability and preventing the malfunctioning, overheating, and degradation over time of the systems. The resulting indicators will contribute to strategic mapping knowledge and further competence. Also, this work will identify the main scientific and technological gaps and possible challenges for integrating the materials and fluids into existing systems and for maturation and large-scale feasibility for aerospace valorization and technology transfer enhancement.
Source: Aerospace
Institutions: Universidade Politécnica de Bragança, Centro de Investigação de Montanha, University of Minho, University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Labbels, Universidade do Porto, Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Instituto Universitário Militar, Centro de Investigação Desenvolvimento e Inovação da Academia Militar
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,728
Awards: Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, G1516346500, LARSyS - Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, G1763632427, G1990511324, Estratégias interfaciais de arrefecimento para tecnologias de conversão com elevadas potências de dissipação, Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos, ALICE - Laboratório Associado em Engenharia Química, G323769159, G3388492902, G3537227798, Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, G3630837791, Laboratório de Robótica e Sistemas de Engenharia, G3840324753, G3891694003, G4316116677, G4964156841, G5224927334, G5577253075, Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos, G5918882910, G5943880552, G6253959335, G6997658380, CardioOptical: Portable and non-invasive optical biosensor for cardiovascular diagnostics, Sistema microfluídico portátil para diagnóstico molecular rápido de acidente vascular cerebral, Sem título, G787757375, Seaweed nanofluids for cooling photovoltaic solar panels used in space missions, G7985041167, G851238743, G8626286430, G8815410947
OpenAlex ID: W4393353008