[AR] Re: LEO radiation shielding

  • From: Henry Spencer <hspencer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Arocket List <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2019 16:38:28 -0500 (EST)

On Thu, 5 Dec 2019, Allen Newcomb wrote:

Conformal coat with acrylic or urethane.  This helps with off-gassing,
on-gassing, FOD, tin whiskers, and arcing.

But it's a pain in the butt for testing and debugging, and it can trap contaminants underneath. Sometimes it's the best answer, but a lot of times it's not.

Li-ion batteries need heaters.

The things with liquid in them -- batteries and propulsion -- tend to have the narrowest temperature ranges, which drive thermal design.

Henry

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