DEFINITION:

Covers all technologies associated with heat storage and rejection using coatings, insulation, thermal capacitors and radiators.

(Source: ESA TD 21D)

 

 

SUBDOMAINS:

  1. Coatings and Insulation: Covers all technologies for achieving thermal control surfaces and insulation
  2. Heat Storage: Covers all types of thermal capacitors, e.g. phase-change materials.
  3. Radiators: Covers all technologies associated with radiative interfaces between the system and its environment, including louvres.