Actively Controlled Louver for Human Spacecraft Radiator Ultraviolet (UV), Dust, and Freeze Protection

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dc.creatorCowan, Darnell
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-15 10:49
dc.date.available2023-06-15 10:49
dc.date.issued2023-07-16
dc.descriptionDarnell Cowan, NASA Johnson Space Center(JSC), USA
dc.descriptionICES103: Thermal Control of Commercial and Exploration Spacecraft
dc.descriptionThe 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Calgary, Canada, on 16 July 2023 through 20 July 2023.
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the use of actively controlled louvers to attenuate UV and dust, as well as mitigate freezing concerns for human spacecraft radiators during Artemis missions. Artemis missions to the lunar orbit or surface will expose the radiators to high energy UV radiation and dust, which will degrade the radiator’s coating absorptivity and consequently reduce heat rejection performance. In addition, subfreezing environmental temperatures during transit to lunar orbit and nighttime on lunar south pole can rupture coolant tubes, reduce heat rejection performance, and worst-case scenario result in a Loss of Mission (LOM). Louver technology would be a promising solution to maintaining radiator performance and integrity for Artemis missions, but heritage louvers are passively controlled. This technology needs maturing to active control, or motor actuation, to achieve faster thermal response times. Actively controlled louver design considerations are discussed in this paper. The analysis that follows shows actively controlled louvers can attenuate high energy UV radiation and dust, as well as protect the coolant from freezing.
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2023-60
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/94506
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subjectLouver
dc.subjectRadiator
dc.subjectArtemis
dc.subjectUV Radiation
dc.subjectLunar dust
dc.subjectfreeze protection
dc.titleActively Controlled Louver for Human Spacecraft Radiator Ultraviolet (UV), Dust, and Freeze Protectionen_US
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