The proposed technology leverages the temperature dependent phase change of shape memory alloys (SMAs) to drive the shape of a flexible radiator panel. The opening/closing of the radiator panel, as a function of temperature, passively adapts the radiator's rate of heat rejection in response to a vehicle's needs.
Shape Morphing Adaptive Radiator Technology (SMART) for Variable Heat Rejection
2016 EISD Technology Poster Session ; 2016 ; Houston, TX, United States
2016-11-02
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