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Description
With the miniaturization of space-borne sensors and the introduction of small propulsion modules, more powerful payloads are anticipated to be used in small satellites. Therefore, new thermal concepts are required to cope with the increasing thermal dissipation and the resulting negative effects. This presentations shows a new thermal control concept to thermally standardize small satellites with power dissipation problems and making them thermally independent of their orbits.
The thermal design concept is a small Mechanically Pumped Loop (MPL). The MPL concept provides a low mass and volume thermal control solution which uses little power (<1W) and operates with high reliability. The presentation will cover the current status of the development of the MPL, including results of a prototype MPL which has demonstrated a continuous heat transport of 20W. The presentation will conclude with the envisioned development path as well as an introduction of the companies involved in future MPL development.
