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Description
A thermal model of Dawn Aerospace’s 4N / 10kNs-class propulsion system was created in Systema Thermica. The model includes the main components of the system and represents conductive and radiative couplings. Additionally, a thermal model in thermal desktop was requested.
The Thermal Desktop Model was derived from the original Thermica model by utilizing ESA’s TD TASverter. To accomplish this, the thermica model was exported into the generic STEP-TAS file format (Thermal Applications for Space) using the native export functionality of the software. Afterwards, the STEP-TAS model was converted into a thermal desktop model using an ESA created software code. Final adjustments were made manually to apply material properties and interfaces.
The experiences, challenges and lessons learned derived during this process will be presented. A special focus will be given to the tasks which were performed manually
