A phase change material (PCM) heat exchanger system for a rocket or other spacecraft is described. The PCM heat exchanger utilizes phase-change material to store heat absorbed from a hot working fluid. The PCM heat exchanger may be configured as an integrated modular double brazed layout that includes folded fins to distribute heat from a working fluid (e.g., hydraulic fluid) to PCM. A modular configuration may enable a heat exchanger system to be scaled up or down by adding or removing modules to meet cooling requirements for particular rockets and their flights.
MODULAR DOUBLE BRAZED PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT EXCHANGER
2024-10-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F28D Wärmetauscher, soweit in keiner anderen Unterklasse vorgesehen, in denen die Wärmetauschmittel nicht in direkte Berührung miteinander kommen , HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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