Journal
ENERGIES
Volume 13, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en13226145
Keywords
space station; scientific payload rack; air cooling; temperature and flow field; numerical simulation
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- Open Research Fund of Key Laboratory of Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences [LSU-JCJS-2017-1]
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The space scientific payload rack is a multifunctional experimental platform, and the requirements of the environmental temperature index are different for diversified experimental modules inside. The air cooling system is an important part of the rack thermal control system. A new type of air cooling system with small size and flexible arrangement is proposed in this paper, that is, micro air ducts with pinhole-sized air vents. The rack physical models of new and traditional air cooling modes are established, respectively. The numerical simulation of the inner air flow is carried out by Ansys Fluent CFD software (Ansys Inc., Canonsburg, PA, USA), which verifies that compared with the traditional method, the temperature field and flow field of the new air cooling method are more uniform, and the heat sources located at the edge of the rack can also be cooled better.
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