Phys.org  August 19, 2024 Researchers in Spain explored the design of a space habitat thermally controlled using phase change materials (PCMs) to maintain a suitable, habitable temperature inside the habitat by isolating it from the external solar radiation. They studied the system numerically considering only diffusive heat transport scenario with practical application to microgravity or reduced gravity environments. The system dynamics were explored for a wide range of governing parameters, including the length of the PCM cell L, the thermo-optical properties at the external boundary of the habitat wall exposed to solar radiation, the eclipse fraction of the solar cycle, […]