An autonomous and self-energized spacecraft heat transport concept is presented. There has been no provision of using a planet's magnetic field to drive a spacecraft heat transport system. We attempt to demonstrate a planet driven thermoelectric spacecraft heat transport system, whereby planet Earth is chosen as the reference planet and a model setup is proposed as the thermoelectric heat transport system. We evaluate and produce evident that the heat transport capability can be achieved by coupling the natural magnetic source (e.g., Earth's magnetic field), and the thermoelectricity which is generated wielding unwanted spacecraft heat. The heat transport solution that we provide can still be considered a maiden option, and can facilitate the development of free-energy spacecraft heat transport systems.
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29 June 2012
THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF ADVANCES IN THERMOFLUIDS (IMAT 2011)
3–4 October 2011
Melaka, Malaysia
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June 29 2012
Planet's magnetic field and thermoelectric driven spacecraft heat transport-A green solution
Renuganth Varatharajoo
Renuganth Varatharajoo
Department of Aerospace Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor,
Malaysia
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AIP Conf. Proc. 1440, 1271–1275 (2012)
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Renuganth Varatharajoo; Planet's magnetic field and thermoelectric driven spacecraft heat transport-A green solution. AIP Conf. Proc. 29 June 2012; 1440 (1): 1271–1275. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4704346
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