In this paper, we present the process and the results of the thermal analysis applied to a nanosatellite developed at Politecnico di Torino. First, main mission parameters and the spacecraft design are presented, in order to fix the boundary conditions and the thermal environment used for the analysis. Then, the thermal model built to solve the thermal balance problem is described into details, and the numerical simulation code is presented. Finally, results are given and discussed in depth. The tool developed provides excellent modelling capabilities and temperature distributions have been validated through commercial software.
Thermal design and analysis of a nanosatellite in low earth orbit
Acta astronautica ; 115
2015
Article (Journal)
English
Thermal design and analysis of a nanosatellite in low earth orbit
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