TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bergmann, Kevin
A1  - Gräbener, Josefine
A1  - Wild, Dominik
A1  - Ulfers, H.
A1  - Czupalla, Markus
T1  - Study on thermal stabilization of a GEO-stationary telescope baffling system by integral application of phase change material
T2  - International Conference on Environmental Systems
N2  - 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.
Y1  - 2019
N1  - 49th International Conference on Environmental Systems, 7-11 July 2019, Boston, Massachusetts ; ICES-2019-72
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Reiswich, Martin
A1  - Brandt, Hannes
A1  - Czupalla, Markus
T1  - Passive thermal control by integration of phase change material into additively manufactured structures
T2  - E2. 47th Student conference
N2  - Optical Instruments require an extremely stable thermal surrounding to prevent loss of data quality by misalignments of the instrument components resulting from material deformation due to temperature f luctuations (e.g. from solar intrusion). Phase Change Material (PCM) can be applied as a thermal damper to achieve a more uniform temperature distribution. The challenge of this method is, among others, the integration of PCM into affected areas. If correctly designed, incoming heat is latently absorbed during phase change of the PCM, i.e. the temperature of a structure remains almost constant. In a cold phase, the heat during phase change is released again latently until the PCM returns to its original state of aggregation. Thus, the structure is thermally stabilized. At FH Aachen– University of Applied Sciences research is conducted to apply PCM directly into the structures of affected components (baffles, optical benches, electronic boxes, etc.). Through the application of Additive Manufacturing, the necessary voids are directly printed into these structures and filled later with PCM. Additive Manufacturing enables complex structures that would not have been possible with conservative manufacturing methods. A corresponding Breadboard was developed and manufactured by Selective Laser Melting (SLM). The current state of research includes the handling and analysis of the Breadboard, tests and a correlation of the thermal model. The results have shown analytically and practically that it is possible to use PCM as an integral part of the structure as a thermal damper. The results serve as a basis for the further development of the technology, which should maximize performance and enable the integration of PCM into much more complex structures.
Y1  - 2019
N1  - 70th International Astronautical Congress, 21. - 25. Oktober 2019, Washington D.C., United States
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schildt, Philipp
A1  - Marzocca, Pier
A1  - Braun, Carsten
A1  - Dahmann, Peter
A1  - Keimer, Jona
T1  - Effects of atmospheric excitation on vibration based condition monitoring methods for hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion systems
T2  - AIAC 2018: 18th Australian International Aerospace Congress: HUMS - 11th Defence Science and Technology (DST) International Conference on Health and Usage Monitoring (HUMS 2019): ISSFD - 27th International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics (ISSFD)
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 9781925627213
SP  - 923
EP  - 928
ER  -