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<p>It is almost impossible to name a field of human activity where porous materials are not used. Filters, membranes, thermal insulators, fuel cells, catalysts, wicks of heat transfer devices, sorbents, textiles, and other examples of porous materials explain such an increased interest in the study of their properties, design of new materials, and development of technologies for their manufacture. The recent need for in-orbit spacecraft refuelling has led to the development of gas thermal compression technology based on the use of porous material as both a fuel retention mechanism and thermal interface. The present paper reveals the thermal aspects of porous material design for a device intended for pumping xenon, fuel for ion thrusters, in zero-gravity conditions – Xenon Refuelling Compressor.</p>
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It is almost impossible to name a field of human activity where porous materials are not used. Filters, membranes, thermal insulators, fuel cells, catalysts, wicks of heat transfer devices, sorbents, textiles, and other examples of porous materials explain such an increased interest in the study of their properties, design of new materials, and development of technologies for their manufacture. The recent need for in-orbit spacecraft refuelling has led to the development of gas thermal compression technology based on the use of porous material as both a fuel retention mechanism and thermal interface. The present paper reveals the thermal aspects of porous material design for a device intended for pumping xenon, fuel for ion thrusters, in zero-gravity conditions – Xenon Refuelling Compressor.

Porous Material for Gas Thermal Compression in Space Conditions: Thermal Design Aspects

Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences

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It is almost impossible to name a field of human activity where porous materials are not used. Filters, membranes, thermal insulators, fuel cells, catalysts,...

Porous Material for Gas Thermal Compression in Space Conditions: Thermal Design Aspects

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 95 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2023-0048

Keywords
Gas thermal compression, metal felt, metal fibres, nonwoven porous materials, porous media, porous media models, thermal conductivity of porous materials

© 2023 I. Ušakovs, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Porous Material for Gas Thermal Compression in Space Conditions: Thermal Design Aspects

Published Online: Dec 09, 2023

Page range: 95 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/lpts-2023-0048

KeywordsGas thermal compression, metal felt, metal fibres, nonwoven porous materials, porous media, porous media models, thermal conductivity of porous materials

© 2023 I. Ušakovs, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Gas thermal compression, metal felt, metal fibres, nonwoven porous materials, porous media, porous media models, thermal conductivity of porous materials