Questions tagged [thermal-control]

Most heat radiators in space are flat surfaces. In a sense they are single fin radiators. Has anyone studied the used of multi-finned radiators in space (the vacuum of space, not inside a spacecraft)? Any papers on this? I think it's easy to…

Flat 1x1 meter plate. Heat source indicated by red arrow. The rest is in space. No sun exposure at all. Some of the photons will exit through the gaps between plates. No problem. My question is about the photons that do make it from plate to…