Thermal control on the lunar surface

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Jan 1995

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995jbis...48...27w&link_type=abstract

British Interplanetary Society, Journal (ISSN 0007-094X), vol. 48, no. 1, p. 27-32

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Cooling Systems, Heat Transfer, Life Support Systems, Lunar Bases, Lunar Surface, Lunar Temperature, Temperature Control, Thermal Insulation, Bioastronautics, Heat Pumps, Heat Radiators, Heat Sinks, Lunar Based Equipment, Refrigerators, Thermal Control Coatings

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For a mission to the Moon which lasts more than a few days, thermal control is a challenging problem because of the Moon's wide temperature swings and long day and night periods. During the lunar day it is difficult to reject heat temperatures low enough to be comfortable for either humans or electronic components, while excessive heat loss can damage unprotected equipment at night. Fluid systems can readily be designed to operate at either the hot or cold temperature extreme but it is more difficult to accomodate both extermes within the same system. Special consideration should be given to sensitive systems, such as optics and humans, and systems that generate large amounts of waste heat, such as lunar bases or manufacturing facilities. Passive thermal control systems such as covers, shades and optical coatings can be used to mitigate the temperature swings experienced by components. For more precise thermal control active systems such as heaters or heat pumps are required although they require more power than passive systems.

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