| abstract |
A heat module (1) for use in a spaceship or vehicle with the aim of controlling the heat loads generated by a heat source (3), comprising a two-stage loop system (5) and a heat evacuation or expulsion system (13), such that the two-stage loop system (5) comprises a heat collector (7), a heat flow regulator (10), a branch line or pipe (6) and a condenser (11). In this way the condenser (11) and the heat expulsion system (13) are coupled together thermally so that the heat flow regulator (10) of the two-stage loop system (5) redirects part of the heat loads from the heat source (3) to the condenser (11), from where the heat expulsion system (13) directs said heat loads to a heat sink (14), the temperature of the heat source (3) being regulated by conveying another part of the heat loads back to the heat collector (7), via the branch pipe (6), in a proportional manner, so as to prevent the heat source (3) from cooling excessively or becoming overly cold, the heat expulsion system (13) being designed based on the hottest possible conditions for the spaceship mission. |