DEFINITION:
Covers all technologies associated with transferring heat from lower to higher temperature levels and cooling by evaporation of stored cryogens.
(Source: ESA TD 21B)
SUBDOMAINS:
- Refrigeration and Heat Pumps: Covers all refrigeration technologies required for temperature control of items in a near-room-temperature environment, including also heat pumps.
- Cryo-Coolers: Covers all active cryo-machinery and associated technologies for cooling to cryogenic temperatures (down to 1K).
- Passive Coolers and Stored Cryogens: Covers all technologies related to non-active cooling (e.g. radiators, cryostats).
- Sub-Kelvin Coolers: Covers all technologies required to provide cooling below 1K.
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Sections at this level
- 01 Heat Transport Technology
- 02 Cryogenics and Refrigeration
- 03 Thermal protections
- 04 Heat Storage and Rejection
- 05 Thermal Analysis Tools
- 06 Aero-thermodynamics Numerical Methods
- 07 Aero-thermodynamics Ground Based Facilities
- 08 Aero-thermodynamics Sensors and Measurement Techniques
- 09 Aero-thermodynamics Flight Databases