Demonstration of Hybrid Multilayer Insulation for Fixed Thickness Applications

Cryogenic Engineering Conference 2015

材料科学;物理学

Johnson, W.L.^1 ; Fesmire, J.E.^2 ; Heckle, K.W.^3

NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland

OH

44135, United States^1

NASA Kennedy Space Center, Cryogenics Test Laboratory, Exploration Research and Technology, KSC, FL

32899, United States^2

Team ESC/Sierra Lobo, Kennedy Space Center, Cryogenics Test Laboratory, KSC, FL

32899, United States^3

关键词: Cylindrical calorimeters;    Hybrid construction;    Insulation performance;    Lower-temperature applications;    Multi-layer insulation;    Space launch vehicles;    Structural component;    Vacuum environment;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/101/1/012015/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/101/1/012015

学科分类：材料科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Cryogenic multilayer insulation (MLI) systems provide both conductive and radiative thermal insulation performance. The use of radiation shields with low conductivity spacers in between are required. By varying the distance and types of the spacers between the radiation shields, the relative radiation and conduction heat transfers can be manipulated. However, in most systems, there is a fixed thickness or volume allocated to the insulation. To understand how various combinations of different multilayer insulation (MLI) systems work together and to further validate thermal models of hybrid MLI systems, test data are needed. The MLI systems include combinations of Load-Bearing MLI (LB-MLI) and traditional MLI (tMLI). To further simulate the space launch vehicle case wherein both ambient pressure and vacuum environments are addressed, different cold-side thermal insulation substrates were included for select tests. The basic hybrid construction consists of some number of layers of LB-MLI on the cold side of the insulation system followed by layers of tMLI on the warm side of the system. The advantages of LB-MLI on the cold side of the insulation blanket are that its low layer density (0.5 - 0.6 layer/mm) is better suited for lower temperature applications and is a structural component to support heat interception shields that may be placed within the blanket. The advantage of tMLI systems on the warm side is that radiation is more dominant than conduction at warmer temperatures, so that a higher layer density is desired (2 - 3 layer/mm) and less effort need be put into minimizing conduction heat transfer. Liquid nitrogen boiloff test data using a cylindrical calorimeter are presented along with analysis for spacecraft tank applications.