Abstract
The goal of the thermal control system (TCS) is to control all heat loads in order to meet the thermal requirements of all components. Thermal loads on a satellite result from heat transfer between the satellite and its environment. The physical relation between heat transfer and the change of the internal energy of a system through which this transfer takes place is described by classical thermodynamics. For the thermal design of a nanosatellite, active and passive elements can be used. The thermal analysis of any space system becomes increasingly complex with the progress of a project. The software packages used for thermal analysis allow the thermal engineer to efficiently implement the available means of thermal control with the ultimate objective to meet the thermal requirements. The feasibility of a thermal design, the functionality of the used components, and the validity of the used numerical model have to be verified by thermal tests.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Nanosatellites |
| Subtitle of host publication | Space and Ground Technologies, Operations and Economics |
| Publisher | wiley |
| Pages | 193-213 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781119042044 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781119042037 |
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| State | Published - 1 Jan 2020 |
Keywords
- active designs
- passive designs
- thermal analysis
- thermal control system
- thermal design
- thermal loads
- thermal tests