In a deployable device for the thermal insulation of cryogenic tanks (2) of spacecraft (1), including at least one insulating mat (8), preferably a plurality of insulating mats (8) distributedly arranged in the peripheral direction of the tank, and deployment means each associated to the insulating mat(s) (8) for unrolling the insulating mat(s) (8) from the rolled-up state into the extended state, the deployment means comprises at least one shape-changing element (7) extending in the unrolling direction, which is connected to, or integrated with, the insulating mat (8) and capable of being unrolled from the rolled-up state into the extended state by a controlled change in shape.
PNEUMATISCH ENTFALTBARE THERMALISOLATION FÜR KRYOGENE RAKETENTANKS
PNEUMATICALLY DEPLOYABLE THERMAL INSULATION FOR CRYOGENIC MISSILE TANKS
ISOLATION THERMIQUE DÉPLOYABLE PNEUMATIQUEMENT POUR RÉSERVOIRS DE FUSÉE CRYOGÉNIQUES
2019-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
German
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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