TRITON SYSTEMS IS DEVELOPING AN UNPOWERED, SELF-SWITCHING VARIABLE THERMAL RADIANCE TECHNOLOGY WE CALL THE…
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Award details
- Award ID
- 80NSSC18P2183
- Contractor
- TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $124,964
- Period of performance
- Jul 27, 2018 – Jan 25, 2019
- NAICS
- 541713 — Research and Development in Nanotechnology
- PSC
- PSC AR11
Public award description
TRITON SYSTEMS IS DEVELOPING AN UNPOWERED, SELF-SWITCHING VARIABLE THERMAL RADIANCE TECHNOLOGY WE CALL THE PHASE CHANGE THERMOCHROMIC RADIATOR (PCTR) FOR ACTIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF SPACECRAFT SURFACES. PCTR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES FROM LOW TO HIGH INFRARED EMISSIVITY ABOVE A DESIGNED TEMPERATURE SETPOINT, CAUSING A SURFACE IN SPACE TO RADIATE HEAT ONLY WHEN IT EXCEEDS A CRITICAL TEMPERATURE. THE PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION INVOLVES A PHASE CHANGE COMPOUND INTEGRATED INTO A THIN FILM MULTILAYER LESS THAN 2 M THICK. WHEREAS PREVIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS OF PCTR HAVE SHOWN TRANSITION TEMPERATURES ONLY DOWN TO 30 C, THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WILL REACH TEMPERATURES OF -10 C AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS -25 C. THE NEW GENERATION OF PCTR WILL BE CAPABLE OF MEETING THE DEMANDS OF MANNED SPACE VEHICLES, PLANETARY PROBES AND LANDERS, INCLUDING MANUFACTURABILITY IN AREAS OF 10'S OF SQUARE METERS
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