| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Expanding the Boundaries of Materials Science: Unconventional Collaborations
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| Presentation Title |
Additive Manufacturing for Novel Thermal Devices |
| Author(s) |
Scott N. Roberts, Ben Furst, Stefano Cappucci, Takuro Daimaru, Eric Sunada |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Scott N. Roberts |
| Abstract Scope |
Through a partnership of thermal, mechanical, nuclear, and materials engineers we have developed a novel technique for integrating two-phase thermal management systems into spacecraft structures. We increased performance and decreased mass, both by an order of magnitude. The fundamental breakthrough has been the development of an additive manufacturing method to create controlled stochastic porosity alongside non-porous regions within a single build. While the technique was initially developed by the Materials & Manufacturing team for the Thermal Technology group, it has continued to grow in use by exposure to other diverse sets of engineers who have come up with applications such as filters, ice grippers, vibration isolators, compliant mechanisms, remote sensing devices, capillary flow devices, and more. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |