Thermal Management Design Tool System for CubeSat Applications

TARGET GROUP: CUBESATS THERMAL INVESTIGATION

OBJECTIVES

·        To develop an inexpensive and capable thermal control system for use in small satellite design programs. The existing tools requires license activation and open source tools are complex to understand.

SUMMARY

Satellite thermal control is an important task that can protect a Satellite from an antagonistic thermal environment, keep it working well and surviving in all mission phases (Huang, 2008). Thermal analysis predicts temperature behavior (absolute and variations) throughout the mission and ensures mission survival. Temperatures outside of survival ranges will cause components to fail in a short period of time. Effective thermal management can extend the operational mission life. If temperatures are not extreme enough to quickly disable electronics, high temperature variation and long-term exposure to extreme temperatures can reduce the lifespan of components (Yendler, 2017). In the development of the Thermal Management Design tool, cost, schedule and technical aspects were considered.

REFERENCE

https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1346&context=msu_theses_dissertations