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A-Conference Call for Papers12th Conference on Thermophysics
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Program Chair Ted Swanson NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Code 540 Greenbelt, MD 20771 Phone: 301.286.7854 Fax: 301.286.1717 Ted.Swanson@nasa.gov |
Program Co-Chair Tung T. Lam The Aerospace Corporation P.O. Box 92957 Los Angeles, CA 9009-2957 Phone: 310.336.5408 Fax: 310.336.2270 tung.t.lam@aero.org |
The A-Conference pertains to thermophysical research and technology considered to be important for emerging aerospace applications. Sessions focus on scientific and technology research efforts originating from government, university and commercial research programs. The A-Conference starts with a session on emerging, and perhaps controversial, thermal control issues, and then addresses a variety of topics which include single and two-phase flow technologies, advanced thermal control coatings, convection interfacial mass transfer, and innovative thermal control devices for spacecraft applications.
Interested in submitting a paper to A-Conference? The process begins with the submission of your initial abstract. Check out the A-Conference Call for Papers below to find the most appropriate session for your submission. Below each session's listing is a direct link to our initial abstract submission form. You'll find additional information about publishing in the proceedings, including requirements and a publication timeline, on our general manuscript submission page.
Chair: Ted Swanson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 301-286-7854, Ted.Swanson@nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Tung T. Lam, The Aerospace Corporation, Los Angeles, CA, 310-336-5408, tung.t.lam@aero.org
This opening session consists of invited talks, and possibly a round table discussion, which focus on emerging topics of current interest to the thermal management community. As these may be controversial, it is a presentation only session: no paper will be submitted.
Invitation Only - No Open Submissions
Chair: Michael T Pauken, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 818-354-4242, michael.t.pauken@jpl.nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Scott Garner, Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc., Lancaster, PA 717-295-6066, Scott.Garner@1-ACT.com
This session solicits papers addressing Two-Phase Thermal Control Systems for existing and future spacecraft systems. Relevant papers may address the design, analysis, testing and/or operation of Two-Phase Thermal Control Systems such as spray cooling, electrohydrodynamic devices, thin film heat transfer, heat pipes, loop heat pipes, capillary pumped loops and mechanically pumped loops with two-phase heat exchangers.
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Chair: Michael Nikitkin, Swales Aerospace, Beltsville, MD, 301 902-4264, mnikitkin@swales.com
Co-Chair: Eric Silk, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 301 286-5534, eric.a.silk@nasa.gov
Recent space initiatives are considering the use of high power density electronics, advanced lasers and nuclear electric propulsion. The power levels that future spacecraft will be dealing with are changing the order of magnitude from kilowatts to hundreds of kilowatts and even more. This change requires some fundamental revision of the Thermal Control System design approach. As there is only one way to get rid of the waste heat in space, to reject it via radiation, the radiator areas will increase so dramatically that they will start dictating application limitations and architecture. A global project such as Prometheus is an excellent example of the case when the heat rejection system is comparable and even exceeds the payload in weight and envelope. Papers in this session will describe different efforts and approaches to create advanced thermal control systems designed for large transport capacity and high heat flux applications. Examples are high transport/high temperature loop heat pipes, high heat flux/high temperature cooling loops and evaporators, and hybrid pumped fluid loops.
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Chair: Jeffrey Didion, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 301 286-4363, Jeffrey.R.Didion@nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Glenn.T.Tsuyuki, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 818 354-2955, Glenn.T.Tsuyuki@jpl.nasa.gov
Two-phase technologies have become the standard tools for spacecraft thermal control. Papers are invited that discuss either recent advancements in these established technologies or address emerging techniques: Examples are: phase-change and sensible heat thermal storage, heat pumps, high conductivity structures and substrates, thermal switches, variable emittance surfaces, novel radiator concepts, cryogenic systems including increased use of cryocoolers for sensor and optics cooling. Papers on issues/scalability of high power thermal systems in microgravity are also invited.
Chair: Dan Butler, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 301 286-8618, Dan.Butler@nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Gani B. Ganapathi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 818 354-7449, Gani.B.Ganapathi@jpl.nasa.gov
This session invites papers on novel spacecraft thermal control design, analysis, testing, and advanced technologies for lunar, planetary, and deep space missions. Advanced concepts such as autonomous thermal control and thermal energy management based thermal control are also solicited.
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Chair: Eric Silk, NASA Kennedy Space Center, KSC, FL, 301-268-5534, Eric.A.Silk@nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Kirk L. Yerkes, USAF/ Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, kirk.yerkes@wpafb.af.mil
Papers in this session will concentrate on spray cooling research which addresses fundamental thermophysics cooling system design for ground-based, airborne and space applications and platforms. Topics of interest include evaporator design, alternative fluids, large surface area (> 2 cm2) studies, scalability, nozzle design and enhancements to spray cooling.
The next generation of airborne and space based platforms include the development of alternative power systems, advanced Lasers and electronic components. On-board components such as Laser-Diode Arrays (LDA’s) and Multi-chip modules (MCM’s) require high heat flux thermal management techniques. Technology requirements for these systems include the cooling of high flux heat sources (≥ 100 W/cm2), while maintaining tight temperature control (approx. +/- 2 oC), reliable start-up, shut down, and long term stability. Spray cooling provides the potential for high heat flux (HHF) cooling upwards of 100 W/cm2 using fluorinerts and 1000 W/cm2 for water. It allows for tight temperature control at low coolant fluid flow rates. Spray cooling is one of the most appealing heat acquisition techniques for the thermal management needs of tomorrow’s HHF systems.
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Chair: Bob Reid, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 505 667-2626, rsr@lanl.gov
Co-Chair: Angirasa Devarakonda, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, 650- 604-5719, a_devarakonda@yahoo.com
This session considers the technologies of thermosyphons, heat pipes, loop heat pipes and other related devices. Technical papers are sought on such topics as fluid properties, thermo-chemical compatibility, corrosion resistance, wick structures and development, novel materials, thermal performance tests and life test data. Technical papers addressing single heat pipe modeling and thermal system models that incorporate heat pipes as components are also sought. In addition, papers presenting experimental data on thermal management systems with heat pipes as significant heat transport mechanism are encouraged.
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Chair: Kenneth Shannon, Eclipse Energy Systems, 2345 Anvil Street North, St. Petersburg, FL, 727-344-7300, kshannon@eclipsethinfilms.com
Co-Chair: TBD
Smart coatings and materials are enabling technologies that have a wide range of applicability including spacecraft and instrument thermal
control. Of particular interest are technologies that vary their emittance or absorptance in response to a change in the environment. This session focuses on the development, fabrication, integration, testing, flight validation, and application of these smart technologies.
Chair: Gary Adamson, Hamilton Sundstrand, Windsor Locks, CT, 860-654-2646, gary.adamson@hs.utc.com
Co-Chair: Steve Rickman, NASA Johnson Space Flight Center, Houston, TX, 281 483-8867, steven.l.rickman@nasa.gov
This session considers the thermal control technologies, both active and passive, necessary for the next generation of human space exploration. Technical papers are sought which cover thermal concepts and technologies applied to any aspect of human space exploration including crew transfer and landing vehicles, lunar and planetary bases and crew space life support. The thermal control systems for exploration will require novel concepts to address issues including a wide range of environmental conditions, lunar and planetary contamination, space and surface gravity effects, heat rejection to high temperatures and reliability.
Chair: Daniel Nguyen, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, 301-286-6600, Daniel.H.Nguyen@nasa.gov
Co-Chair: Uday Hegde, National Center for Space Exploration Research, NASA GRC, Cleveland, OH, 216-433-8744, Uday.G.Hegde@nasa.gov
In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) for lunar and other extraterrestrial missions will require novel concepts for thermal control of critical processes during various operations such as regolith handling and preconditioning, oxygen and propellant production, phase separation, and material heating. Relevant papers addressing the design, analysis, testing, and operation of thermal control technologies for regolith heating, reactors, condensers and evaporators, heat pipes, radiators, and cooling loops are solicited. Advanced concepts demonstrating low power, mass, and/or volume are especially of interest.
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