Legrand, North America recently announced the purchase of Electrorack Products Company, an American company specializing in cabinets, power and cooling solutions. The demand for cabinets and accessories in data centers, broadcast and broadband, industrial and military/aerospace/shipboard markets…read more
Electromagnetic, Thermal, Stress and Deformation Analysis of a Space-Based Satellite Dish Antenna
December 28th, 2010
This paper presents a multiphysics analysis of a space-based communication satellite antenna. Electromagnetic losses due to induced high-frequency surface currents lead to partial, asymmetric heating of the structure, causing stress and deformation. A final electromagnetic…read more
Companies Construct Thermal Vacuum Test Facility
November 9th, 2010
Dynavac, a manufacturer of space simulation and thin film deposition systems, has recently partnered with Matrix Service of Tulsa, Okla., to construct and install the GPS III Thermal Vacuum Test Facility at Lockheed Martin Space…read more
Military Electronics Thermal Management Challenges Spark Innovation
November 9th, 2010
Several trends are influencing thermal management in military and aerospace environments, including smaller electronic packages, components that fit into tighter spaces, and more powerful chips and IC packages. Packing more powerful components into smaller air-tight…read more
Final 787 Test Aircraft Completes Maiden Flight
October 11th, 2010
Despite being cut short by a liquid cooling leak, Boeing’s sixth and final 787 Dreamliner has successfully completed its long-delayed maiden deployment, program sources said. The aircraft, which is the second of two General Electric…read more
Oxley Supply Nav Lights for EADS Atlante UAV
August 23rd, 2010
Oxley Developments has been awarded a contract to supply aircraft navigation LED lights to the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) for its Atlante unmanned air vehicle (UAV) program. Oxley will supply a full…read more
Military Issues Press for New Materials Development
August 10th, 2010
Pressing needs for new ways to cool electronics for aerospace and defense applications are encouraging the development of new materials to wick heat away from components on boards and in chassis, and also is providing…read more
Company to validate next-generation cooling system for aircraft avionics with Air Force
March 30th, 2010
Fairchild Controls Corporation, an EADS North America company, has signed a teaming agreement with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to evaluate innovative cooling system technologies for avionics and mission systems aboard military aircraft.…read more
Natural Convection Cooling, Expanded I/O Packed into Rugged Control Unit
February 26th, 2010
Aitech Defense Systems Inc. now offers the NightHawk RCU, a rugged, compact Intel Atom-based, self-contained control unit that weighs only 4.5 pounds. The weight reduction, combined with a slim profile and natural convection/radiation cooling that…read more
Direct Spray Cooling and System-level Comparisons
August 1st, 2009
Introduction As power densities of embedded electronics increase, cooling becomes a challenge especially in harsh environments. Liquid cooling is accepted as an attractive cooling method for an increasing number of applications. Direct spray is a…read more
Health Assessment and Prognostics of Electronic Products: An Alternative to Traditional Reliability Prediction Methods
May 9th, 2009
Introduction Traditional handbook-based reliability prediction methods for electronic products include Mil-Hdbk-217, Telcordia SR-332 (formerly Bellcore), PRISM, FIDES, CNET/RDF (European), and the Chinese GJB-299. These methods rely on analysis of failure data collected from the field…read more
LED Thermal Standardization: A Hot Topic
May 9th, 2009
Introduction The main topic of the article is how to cope with the increasing need for standardization of thermal characterization of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and LED-based products (see Fig.1 showing a typical LED package).…read more
Numerical Simulation of Complex Submicron Devices
May 1st, 2009
Introduction Significant increases in temperature are believed to contribute to losses in reliability and performance, and can present serious complications to thermal management. The net thermal effect depends on a combination of factors related to…read more
A Cryocooler In Your Laptop Computer? Maybe…
November 1st, 2008
Introduction A review of the technical and market impediments overcome in the development and eventual acceptance of cryocoolers for space-borne applications may shine light on the prospects for the use of such mechanical refrigeration systems…read more
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