Advanced Design Heat Pump/Radiator for EVA Suits
2009-01-2406
07/12/2009
- Event
- Content
- Absorption cooling using a lithium chloride/water heat pump can enable lightweight and effective thermal control for Extravehicular Activity (EVA) suits without venting water to the environment. The key components in the system are an absorber/radiator that rejects heat to space and a flexible evaporation cooling garment that absorbs heat from the crew member, This paper describes progress in the design, development, and testing of the absorber/radiator and evaporation cooling garment. New design concepts and fabrication approaches will significantly reduce the mass of the absorber/radiator. We have also identified materials and demonstrated fabrication approaches for production of a flexible evaporation cooling garment, Data from tests of the system's modular components have validated the design models and allowed predictions of the size and weight of a complete system.
- Pages
- 9
- Citation
- Izenson, M., Chen, W., Passow, C., Phillips, S. et al., "Advanced Design Heat Pump/Radiator for EVA Suits," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2406, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2406.