Conveners
Thermal Design: Thermal Design
- Romain PEYROU-LAUGA (ESA)
Thermal Design: Thermal Design
- Romain PEYROU-LAUGA (ESA)
Thermal testing and validation of the satellite components are critical during the satellite development phase. In general, thermal contact conductance and heat flow path on the satellite components are verified through simulations and by performing thermal vacuum tests. In this paper, detailed thermal modelling, analysis, and testing of a 27U microsatellite’s avionics assembly are described....
Spacecraft thermal interface selection has traditionally been driven by an over conservatism that has ultimately built in excess cost, assembly time, and suboptimal performance into builds for the past few decades. Machining tolerances, waviness of panels, and large area interfaces that bow or warp when bolted all combine to create interfaces that can have substantial out of flatness and gaps...
