Thermal Management Solutions Using Electron Tunneling Through a Nano‐Scale Vacuum Gap
作者:
Avto Tavkhelidze,
Zaza Taliashvili,
Amiran Bibilashvili,
Leri Tsakadze,
Larisa Jangadze,
Givi Skhiladze,
Isaiah W. Cox,
Jim Magdych,
期刊:
AIP Conference Proceedings
(AIP Available online 1904)
卷期:
Volume 699,
issue 1
页码: 45-50
ISSN:0094-243X
年代: 1904
DOI:10.1063/1.1649556
出版商: AIP
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
Requirements for cooling and power consumption in space platforms are subject to significantly greater constraints than the requirements for terrestrial applications. Existing cooling systems incorporate various mechanisms including thermoelectric (Peltier) cooling elements, radiative cooling, and phase‐change compressor‐based systems. This paper outlines an alternative mechanism currently in development called “thermotunneling”. This mechanism exploits electron tunneling across a vacuum gap of ∼10nm to effect a temperature differential with high efficiency. When complete, these devices (“Cool Chips”) are expected to offer a compact, lightweight, low maintenance and highly efficient (in excess of 50&percent; of Carnot Efficiency) thermal management solution ideally suited for the needs of aerospace applications. This article was originally published with an incorrect list of authors which is now corrected. © 2004 American Institute of Physics
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