Design Blueprint: A Phase-Change Thermal Wall for a Lunar Habitat: Diurnal Storage Mass, Thickness and Temperature Stabilisation
Design blueprint derived from the source paper (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.24145287): This paper presents a computed design for a phase-change material wall that melts during the lunar day and freezes at night, absorbing and releasing heat at nearly constant temperature instead of relying entirely on active cooling. Status: DESIGN BLUEPRINT — SIMULATED, NOT MEASURED — NOT BUILT. All numbers are simulated values from the source paper's computation, deposited with this blueprint as compute.py and results.json. AI-use disclosure: Dave, an AI research system, assisted with the computation and drafting under the author's direction; author of record William Alexander Aldred.
Authors
- William Alexander Aldred (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1215-577X)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-11-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24146231
- Primary Topic
- Phase Change Materials Research
- Type
- preprint