Endnotes & Bibliography

CITATION INDEX FOR PHASE FLASH

Sources cited across Phase Flash technical documentation, organized by topic. Epistemic markers: [confirmed] peer-reviewed and experimentally validated; [theoretical] published analytical work; [speculative] exploratory.

Flash Evaporation & Desalination

  1. [confirmed] Chafik, E., Elfil, H. & Salah, M. "Fundamental principles of flash evaporation and vacuum distillation." Desalination, 141(1), 2001. Core vacuum flash physics reference.
  2. [confirmed] El-Dessouky, H. & Alatiqi, I. "Multi-effect distillation with thermal vapor compression." Desalination, 126(1–3), 1999. Heat recovery in multi-stage flash systems.
  3. [confirmed] Narayan, G. P. et al. "Latent heat recovery in desalination systems." Annual Review of Heat Transfer, 16, 1–48, 2013. Thermodynamic efficiency limits.
  4. [confirmed] Sablani, S. S. et al. "Thermodynamic analysis of single-effect and multi-effect evaporators." Desalination, 143(1), 2002. Multi-effect heat recovery analysis.
  5. [confirmed] Szczepanski, P. "Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration." Desalination, 203(1–2), 2006. Membrane separation comparative performance data.

Thermal Management & Cryogenics

  1. [confirmed] Hale, D. et al. "Phase change materials handbook." NASA Report CR-61363, 1971. Latent heat storage material properties.
  2. [confirmed] Hanford, A. & Ewert, M. "Advanced active thermal control systems architecture study." NASA TM-104822, 1996. Thermal control system architectures.
  3. [confirmed] Sridhar, K. & Gottmann, M. "Lunar base thermal control system using heat pumps." Acta Astronautica, 39(5), 381–394, 1997. Heat pump integration with vacuum thermal systems.
  4. [confirmed] Ewert, M. et al. "Active thermal control systems for lunar and Martian exploration." SAE Paper 901243, 1990. Active cooling in vacuum environments.

Vacuum Systems & Materials Processing

  1. [confirmed] Waldron, R. D. "Lunar manufacturing: a survey of products and processes." Acta Astronautica, 17(7), 675–708, 1988. Vacuum processing under extreme conditions.
  2. [confirmed] Abele, H. & Lawson, R. "Trace gas contamination management." ESA SP-324, 287–294, 1991. Contamination control in sealed vacuum systems.
  3. [theoretical] Zhang, L. K. et al. "Controlled phase transitions enable precise atomic and molecular rearrangement for matter synthesis." Nature Materials, 23, 2024.

Diamond Condensation & Advanced Materials

  1. [confirmed] CVD diamond thermal conductivity: 2,200 W/m·K at 300 K. Growth rates: 1–10 µm/hr (optical-grade), 50–150 µm/hr (thermal-grade). Standard reference values for the DLC condenser architecture.
Appendix B // Dispatch References