Conveners
Heat Transport Technology
- Emmanuel Caplanne (ESA)
Heat Transport Technology
- Paula Prado Montes (ESA)
Heat Transport Technology
- Paula Prado Montes (ESA)
Heat Transport Technology
- Emily Tipper
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Robert Oxford Pope (University of Bristol)06/10/2026, 16:30heat transport technology
Efficient thermal management in carbon fibre reinforced polymers (CFRPs) is crucial for many space applications. When used in the vicinity of heat-generating components, the relatively poor thermal conductivity of CFRPs requires additional measures to transport and remove heat, in order to keep the structure within its required operating temperature range. Prior work has explored the...
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Artur Jurkowski (Kp Labs Sp. z o.o.), Marcin Wójcik (Kp Labs Sp. z o.o.)06/10/2026, 17:00heat transport technology
Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHPs) are promising passive thermal control devices for space applications due to their high heat transport capability, design flexibility, and relatively simple wickless construction. However, the oscillatory motion of the working fluid may generate microvibrations that could affect sensitive spacecraft systems.
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Dr Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)07/10/2026, 09:00heat transport technology
Loop heat pipes (LHPs) are passive, two-phase thermal management devices capable of transporting large heat loads over long distances without the use of mechanical pumps. They are widely employed in spacecraft thermal control systems to transfer waste heat from payloads to radiators. This work presents the development and experimental evaluation of an argon loop heat pipe designed to operate...
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Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)07/10/2026, 09:30heat transport technology
NASA seeks new technologies that will facilitate low-mass and highly reliable thermal control systems for the solar system. There is interest in developing thermal control technologies that will enable crewed habitats to survive and operate through the lunar night for extended periods of time on the lunar surface where temperatures range from -193 °C or lower in shadowed regions (including...
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Dr Georgios Gkounis (Airbus Defence & Space Ltd.)07/10/2026, 10:00heat transport technology
Thermal control is a key challenge in spacecraft electronic components, particularly for compact high power density units. Given the limitation of conventional aluminium ammonia grooved heat pipes regarding the maximum heat flux density, a two-phase spreader can be utilised as a primary thermal control technology to reduce the heat flux density to acceptable levels, allowing secondary heat...
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Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)07/10/2026, 10:30heat transport technology
Alkali metal heat pipes are passive two-phase heat transfer devices that utilize alkali metals such as potassium and sodium to transfer heat at high temperatures (>300°C). Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) has a long history of developing unique high-temperature alkali metal heat pipes for wide variety of applications such as nuclear power, solar power, and thermal energy storage. This...
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Dr Georgios Gkounis (Airbus Defence & Space Ltd.)07/10/2026, 14:00heat transport technology
Thermal management is critical for high-power density spacecraft electronics, requiring robust heat transport technologies embedded within electronic structures. Copper-water heat pipes are a robust and cost-effective technology where their relatively small size delivers substantial performance compared to traditional AGHP. Their internal wick structure allows for operating capabilities in...
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Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)07/10/2026, 14:30heat transport technology
Next-generation space missions require efficient, lightweight, and highly reliable passive thermal management systems to support extended operational lifetime. Loop Heat Pipes (LHPs) are a key thermal management technology for satellites, planetary orbiters, and surface exploration missions due to their ability to passively transport heat over long distance with minimum temperature drop. In...
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Jaime Ruiz (Madrid Space)07/10/2026, 15:00heat transport technology
Data processing capacity and power demand are rapidly increasing in telecom and scientific payloads. Together with system miniaturization, this trend often leads to performance limitations caused by insufficient cooling, which can limit the revenue obtainable from flight equipment. Optimized satellite structures and cooling systems are therefore key enablers for next-generation high-throughput...
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Dr Calin Tarau (Advanced Cooling Technologies)07/10/2026, 15:30heat transport technology
Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) conducted structural and thermal assessment of titanium-water (Ti-H2O) heat pipe and Graphite Fiber Reinforced Composite (GFRC) face sheet-based radiators for Fission Surface Power (FSP) applications. ACT previously developed and fabricated these radiator panels by directly bonding GFRC face sheets to titanium-water heat pipes. The heat pipes incorporated a...
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AKIRA TAKAGI (Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd)08/10/2026, 11:30heat transport technology
Furukawa Electric has a long heritage in the development and manufacturing of heat pipe modules for terrestrial thermal management applications. Based on these proven technologies, the company has been developing a heat pipe module optimized for spacecraft thermal control applications.
The developed module integrates heat transport and heat spreading functions to efficiently transfer heat...
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Gaby Cristian Mindreci (Performance Interconnect SAS)08/10/2026, 12:00heat transport technology
Conduction-cooled embedded computing applications for space platforms face escalating thermal management challenges as processor power densities continue to increase.
Traditional two-phase thermal systems (heat pipes, loop heat pipes, vapor chambers) exhibit gravity-dependent performance and are vulnerable to malfunction under high G-forces during launch, requiring extensive qualification...
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Paula Prado Montes (ESA)08/10/2026, 12:30heat transport technology
The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) is part of ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel Expansion missions and is designed to monitor Earth’s surfaces through radiometric measurements of parameters such as sea surface temperature, sea-ice concentration, and salinity. CIMR operates in a quasi-polar, near-circular, Sun-synchronous orbit, ensuring global coverage including polar regions. The...
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