Efficiency of Waste-Heat Power Units in Spacecraft Thermal Control Systems
N. O. Borshchev, А. Е. Сорокин, A. E. Belyavskii
Abstract
A review of research on power units in space indicates that primary power sources are mainly employed. No literature data on the utilization of the heat available in the spacecraft may be found. In the present work, the influence of a unit converting waste heat to electric power on the mass of the radiant cooling system is assessed.
Topics & Concepts
SpacecraftWaste heatWork (physics)Environmental sciencePower (physics)Electric powerUnit (ring theory)Nuclear engineeringAerospace engineeringProcess engineeringWaste managementMechanical engineeringEngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsHeat exchangerMathematicsMathematics educationSpacecraft Design and TechnologySpacecraft and Cryogenic TechnologiesAdvanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines