@article{WildSchrezenmeierCzupallaetal.2020,
  author    = {Wild, Dominik and Schrezenmeier, Johannes and Czupalla, Markus and F{\"o}rstner, Markus},
  title     = {Thermal Characterization of additive manufactured Integral Structures for Phase Change Applications},
  series = {2020 International Conference on Environmental Systems},
  journal   = {2020 International Conference on Environmental Systems},
  publisher = {Texas Tech University},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {"Infused Thermal Solutions" (ITS) introduces a method for passive thermal control to stabilize structural components thermally without active heating and cooling systems, by using phase change material (PCM) in combination with lattice - both embedded into an additive manufactured integral structure. The technology is currently under development. This paper presents the results of the thermal property measurements performed on additive manufactured ITS breadboards. Within the breadboard campaigns key characteristics of the additive manufactured specimens were derived: Mechanical parameters: specimen impermeability, minimum wall thickness, lattice structure, subsequent heat treatment. Thermal properties: thermo-optical surface properties of the additive manufactured raw material, thermal conductivity and specific heat capacity measurements. As a conclusion the paper introduces an overview of potential ITS hardware applications, expected to increase the thermal performance.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BergmannGraebenerWildetal.2019,
  author    = {Bergmann, Kevin and Gr{\"a}bener, Josefine and Wild, Dominik and Ulfers, H. and Czupalla, Markus},
  title     = {Study on thermal stabilization of a GEO-stationary telescope baffling system by integral application of phase change material},
  series = {International Conference on Environmental Systems},
  booktitle = {International Conference on Environmental Systems},
  pages     = {1 -- 14},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {The utilization of phase change material (PCM) for latent heat storage and thermal control of spacecraft has been demonstrated in the past in few missions only. One limiting factor was the fact that all concepts developed so far envisioned the PCM to be applied as an additional capacitor, encapsulated in its own housing, leading to mass, efficiency and accommodation challenges. Recently, the application of PCM within the scan cavity of a GEOS type satellite has been suggested, in order to tackle thermal issues due to direct sun intrusion (Choi, M., 2014). However, the application of PCM in such complex mechanical structures is extremely challenging. A new concept to tackle this issue is currently under development at the FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences. The concept "Infused Thermal Solutions (ITS)" is based on the idea to 3D print metallic structures in their regular functional shape, but double walled with internal lattice support structures, allowing the infusion of a PCM layer directly into the voids and eliminating the need for additional parts and interfaces. Together with OHB System, FH Aachen theoretically studied the application of this technology to the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Infra-Red Sounder (IRS) instrument. The study focuses on the scan cavity and entrance baffling assembly (EBA) of the IRS. It consists of thermal analyses, 3D-redesign and bread boarding of a scaled and PCM infused EBA version. In the thermal design of the alternative EBA, PCM was applied directly into the EBA, simulating the worst hot case sun intrusion of the mission. By applying 4kg of PCM (to a 60kg baffle) the EBA temperature excursions during sun intrusion were limited from 140K to 30K, leading to a significant thermo-opto-elastic performance gain. This paper introduces the ITS concept development status.},
  language  = {en}
}