Satellite Thermal Control: Cooling by a Diphasic Loop

In space during functioning, a satellite will be heated up due to the behavior of its components such as power electronics. In order to prevent problems in the satellite, this heat has to be released in space thanks to the cooling system. This system consists of a loop heat pipe (LHP), in which a fluid streams through an evaporator and a condenser. In the evaporator, the fluid captures the heat from the satellite and evaporates. Then it flows to the condenser where it releases the heat and it condenses. In this project, the two mains parts of a cooling system are studied: the evaporator and the condenser. The study of the diphasic loop was done starting from digital simulations carried out under Matlab and Femlab.

Authors:

• L. Boukhris
• A. Boudjemai
• A. Bellar
• R. Roubache
• M. Bensaada

Keywords:

• capillarity
• condenser
• evaporator
• phase change
• transfer of heat.

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