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Thermal Processes in Vacuum

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The dominant heat transfer mode in vacuum is thermal radiation which is emphasized in the present chapter. Besides its relevance in space exploration, several industrial processes and commercial products use vacuum directly or its production require a technological process under vacuum. Firstly, the fundamentals of thermal radiation are briefly discussed to highlight the governing parameters of the process. Then the available thermal control methods are introduced with supporting examples. Finally, the thermal design and analysis of the SMOG-1 PocketQube class satellite is detailed, performed by the authors of this book.

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    The sunlight also acts as a force on the surfaces. The most spectacular example for the use of this phenomenon is the revival of the Kepler Space Telescope [37]. It featured six reaction wheels from which the failure of the fourth one anticipated that the mission is over. However, the photon pressure of the sunlight turned to be appropriate for a highly limited but functional 3D motion control.

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Józsa, V., Kovács, R. (2020). Thermal Processes in Vacuum. In: Solving Problems in Thermal Engineering. Power Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-33475-8_4

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