University of Illinois at Chicago researchers have completed high- and zero-gravity testing of an evaporative cooling system developed for sophisticated microelectronic systems onboard an astronaut training aircraft following three years of preparation supported by NASA. Managed by CNES subsidiary Novespace since 1997, the Airbus A300—nicknamed the Zero-G—is a short- to … [Read more...]
Slim Inverted Blowers Deliver High-Volume Air Flow in Tight Enclosures
AMETEK Rotron, a manufacturer of brushless DC motors, blowers and pumps for aerospace, military, medical, mass-transit and computer applications, has introduced new compact inverted blowers designed to deliver concentrated, high-volume airflow for critical cooling applications in tight enclosures. According to the company, the Trimline blowers are effective in cooling fins on … [Read more...]
Parker Aerospace to Supply Thermal Management System for Joint Strike Missile
The Parker Aerospace business segment of Parker Hannifin Corp., which specializes in single-phase liquid and two-phase liquid/vapor thermal management products and systems, has been awarded a contract to provide the thermal management system to Kongsberg Defense Systems for its Joint Strike Missile. Funded by the Norwegian government, the Joint Strike Missile is expected to be … [Read more...]
Astronauts Fix Ammonia Coolant Leak on International Space Station
UPDATE May 13, 2013: Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed a five-hour spacewalk on Saturday to replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station’s far port truss, NASA officials reported Sunday. Long-term monitoring of the replacement pump will be required to determine whether the issue has been fixed. May 10, 2013: Astronauts … [Read more...]
Vibration-Free Cooling Technology to Replace Mechanical Compressors in Sensitive Space Applications
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have developed a new technology for cooling optical detectors on spacecraft that could help the sensors better detect weak “space signals” that originate from far-away, extremely cold sources. The new development is part of a project commissioned by the European Space Agency. Current cooling systems use mechanical … [Read more...]
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