Radiators - ILC Dover

ILC has helped to develop flexible solutions for the transport and removal of thermal waste heat in spacecraft and near space systems. We have partnered with novel materials developers at NASA LaRC, and leveraged our core technologies to create cutting edge radiator solutions. By using flexible structures we are able to construct lightweight structures which are highly packable.

We have designed and manufactured several flexible radiator systems and continue to push the state of the art. Some of our products include:

•  Inflatable space radiator for Lockheed Martin. This structures uses inflatable rigidizable tubular structures to deploy and support an aluminum radiator assembly.
•  Inflatable chimney radiator study for NASA. Incorporation of high thermal conductivity carbon nanotube loaded materials.
•  Space suit cooling garments with flexible highly conductive tubing assemblies.
•  Inflatable Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) radiator wing assemblies for near space or planetary environments. We produced a multi-functional aerostructure that was a combined wing and radiator assembly.