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Format: 2023
Format: 2023
Format: 2023

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Maturation of PCM-HSD Technology
A PCM provides a temporary cooling capability of electronics boxes when overheating/absence of effective cooling leads to over-temperature for any type of spacecraft or launcher. The proposed technology saves mass vs traditional heat sinks for applications where high power dissipation occur for a short period of time.
The activity shall focus on the following points: ?
 
  • Radiation resistance of organic PCM?s: samples and whole PCM box, needing a large quantity of PCM to be irradiated under p and gamma

Belgium

GSTP

GT17-149MT

WALOPT

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De-risk assessment: Prediction of life time of soldered electronic assemblies for space, based on thermo- mechanical simulations

Background and justification:

Belgium

GSTP

G617-241TAfp

IMEC VZW. Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum VZW

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Belgium

GSTP

GT17-137TIq

UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE

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Epitaxial Layer and Lift-Off Approach (ELLA)

Belgium

GSTP

GT17-202EP

UMICORE NV

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Belgium

GSTP

G637-001TFi

QINETIQ SPACE NV

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Delaminations in plastic package:Evolution under constraints

The various players in the space sector activities (equipment manufacturers, operators, and space agencies) believe that the future belongs to industrial components. Industrial components (such as Automotive-quality and commercial-quality components) have already been selected and used for launcher-type or short duration satellite missions. Metallographic cross sections made on plastic packages industrial components, in the frame of these programs, revealed delamination between the chip and the encapsulation resin.

Belgium

Discovery

20-D-S-TEC-05-b

Thales Alenia Space

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Electrical Passivation - PCDU upgrade for power passivation
For passivation, it is required that the electrical power sources on-board a spacecraft after its operational phase are depleted or made safe. This requirement is driven by the fact that some accidental satellite breakups have been caused by the battery in the past. One of the drivers of such battery explosion is being at high state of charge. At the end of mission, the solar panels continue to provide charge to the battery, particularly if the satellite once uncontrolled ends up sun pointing, which increases the chance of battery explosion.

Belgium

GSTP

G61C-054EP

THALES ALENIA SPACE BELGIUM

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Belgium

GSTP

GT27-034MS

Siemens Industry Software NV

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From system to simulation architecture

Due to the large increase in manufacturing volume of space systems components, coming e.g. from the Mega Constellations and Cubesats domains, the standardisation of flight hardware is progressing faster than ever.

Belgium

TDE

T708-705SW

SPACEBEL SA.

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Advanced aluminium alloys tailored for Additive Manufacturing space applications, targeting high end structural spacecraft parts
Additive Manufacturing is rapidly emerging as an advanced manufacturing technique, which will be adopted by the European Space Industry. Since the method involves the process of melting and solidification, it is particularly suited to those materials that are readily weldable and have good castability. Since titanium and its alloys are readily weldable by a number of fusion welding techniques, it is not surprising that in the majority of current activities, titanium is the material of choice.

Belgium

GSTP

G61A-019QT

CRM CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES ASBL

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