{"id":617,"date":"2022-02-02T16:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/?p=617"},"modified":"2022-02-02T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:20:03","slug":"achieving-space-temperatures-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/achieving-space-temperatures-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"CryoShroud TVAC Addition: Achieving Space Temperatures on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"617\" class=\"elementor elementor-617\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b689c8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b689c8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40c1649b\" data-id=\"40c1649b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459579b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"459579b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There is a great need within all space programs to evaluate electrical and mechanical hardware during operation under various thermal conditions. Analysis is a critical tool during the early design of hardware but verification via physical testing is crucial. Electronic boards and motors become non-operational at low temperatures so the demonstration of adequate heating systems is required. MoonRanger will conduct such testing on several key subsystems, including the sensitive wheel modules and avionics enclosures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emulating the lunar south pole\u2019s ultra-cold, ultra-high vacuum environment here on Earth requires a cryogenic <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/vacuum-chamber\/\">vacuum chamber<\/a>. Printed circuit boards (PCBs), actuators, and other test articles must be tested to verify their performance in a space-like environment. Removal of all air within the vacuum chamber deprives test articles of heat transfer by means of convection, as would be experienced on the moon. Within this gas-free environment, thermal conditions akin to the lunar surface must be imposed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff19085 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff19085\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6278a65\" data-id=\"6278a65\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26bb0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26bb0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"763\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Pre-Installation-cryo-shroud-768x763.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Pre-Installation-cryo-shroud-768x763.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Pre-Installation-cryo-shroud-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Pre-Installation-cryo-shroud-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Pre-Installation-cryo-shroud.png 836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pre-Installation: Side view of the aluminum shroud &amp; vacuum chamber depicting the copper tubing that the liquid nitrogen flows through. The sides of the shroud are covered with reflective tape to reduce radiative heat transfer with the sides of the vacuum chamber.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dad4427 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dad4427\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1a281f\" data-id=\"a1a281f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a69615b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a69615b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f228bde\" data-id=\"f228bde\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec8b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec8b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thermal extrema cannot be easily reproduced in the lab environment without specialized hardware. The most practical approach to achieving controlled temperatures below -150\u00b0 Celsius is to employ liquid nitrogen as the working fluid in a thermal exchange system. Within a vacuum, heat from the object under test is radiated to a large metallic structure and extracted from the system via the flow of liquid nitrogen. This large shroud was built from bent 5052 aluminum, fabricated and assembled in-house. LN2 (liquid nitrogen) enters the vacuum chamber and travels through a winding path of copper tubing. The tubing passes through several aluminum heat exchange plates which make good thermal contact with the larger aluminum shroud. The aluminum shroud is covered externally with highly reflective thermal control films which prevent the heat of the vacuum chamber from radiating onto the shroud. LN2 is amenable for this application as it\u2019s boiling temperature is -196\u00b0 Celsius. Heat from the article under test is absorbed into the working fluid and vaporizes a small portion. This allows a system using LN2 to quickly achieve temperatures approaching -190\u00b0 Celsius. Additionally, the system can be controlled at any specified temperature by adjusting the amount of LN2 that is permitted to flow through the system. The flow of LN2 is adjusted using an on-off solenoid valve, the position of which is activated using a rudimentary bang-bang control scheme similar to that of a residential thermostat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a1458b\" data-id=\"0a1458b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a4a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3a4a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Top-View-of-cry-shroud-820x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-619\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Top-View-of-cry-shroud-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Top-View-of-cry-shroud-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Top-View-of-cry-shroud-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Top-View-of-cry-shroud.png 966w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Top view looking inside of the vacuum chamber with the cryo shroud installed. LN2 flows through copper tubes, which are now wrapped in aluminum foil. The tubes serpentine across an aluminum plate to cool it, which chills the rest of the shroud by means of conduction.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-828d011 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"828d011\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bfa2eb\" data-id=\"5bfa2eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a31ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8a31ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Cryo-vac-temperature-graph-768x549.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-620\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Cryo-vac-temperature-graph-768x549.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Cryo-vac-temperature-graph-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Cryo-vac-temperature-graph-1024x732.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2022\/02\/Cryo-vac-temperature-graph.png 1137w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">During the inaugural function test the primary heat exchanger on the shroud cooled to cryogenic temperatures in approximately one hour. Around the 70 minute mark, the LN2 flow was halted. The top of the shroud continued to decrease in temperature, and 45 minutes after stopping the flow of LN2 the shroud was still ~-175C, demonstrating excellent thermal insulation of the shroud relative to the vacuum chamber.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a great need within all space programs to evaluate electrical and mechanical hardware during operation under various thermal conditions. Analysis is a critical tool during the early design of hardware but verification via physical testing is crucial. Electronic boards and motors become non-operational at low temperatures so the demonstration of adequate heating systems &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/achieving-space-temperatures-on-earth\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mechanical"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CryoShroud TVAC Addition: Achieving Space Temperatures on Earth - MoonRanger<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/achieving-space-temperatures-on-earth\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CryoShroud TVAC Addition: Achieving Space Temperatures on Earth - MoonRanger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There is a great need within all space programs to evaluate electrical and mechanical hardware during operation under various thermal conditions. 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