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Radiation reflector and emitter

US10273024B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA · US

Inventors

Robert C. Youngquist · Cocoa, US
Mark A. Nurge · Oviedo, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64G1/226
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A multi-layer radiation reflector/emitter includes first and second materials. The first material is transparent to radiation in a wavelength spectrum ranging from approximately 0.2 microns to at last 6 microns. The first material is a self-supporting arrangement of randomized particles having an average dimension in a range of approximately 0.2 microns to approximately 0.4 microns and defining a fill factor of approximately 0.1 to approximately 0.5. The second material reflects radiation having a wavelength greater than approximately 2 microns.

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