Transient Thermal Analysis of 1U Modular Cubesat Based on Passive Thermal Control System

• Autorzy: Kubade Sunidhi , Kulkarni Shruti , Dhatrak Pankaj N.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/amm.2023.146189

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Cube Satellites are miniaturized satellites used for space research with a mass of not more than 1.33 kg per unit. They are widely used in space applications because of its low cost of manufacturing and flexibility of applications. Since, they use commercial off-the-shelf components, thermal consideration of internal components of 1-unit cube satellites becomes a necessity. In this paper, transient thermal analysis of a 1-unit cube satellite is conducted to analyze its behavior during the first 29 seconds of orbit insertion from the launch vehicle. Transient thermal analysis yielded a temperature range that exceeded the optimum limit. As a result, to reduce heat dissipation, two main types of thermal management systems for satellites: active control and passive control systems are included. To maintain critical components at their operating temperature, a passive thermal control is implemented. Thermal strap and multi-layer insulation are used to analyze internal components of 1-unit cube satellite. Using graphite fiber thermal strap and aerogel multi-layer insulation for internal components, the 1-unit modular cube satellite is found to be more suitable under low earth orbit conditions.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

CubeSat; transient thermal analysis; passive thermal control; thermal strap; MLI

• Wydawca: Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences ; Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Metallurgy and Materials
• Rocznik: 2023
• Tom: Vol. 68, iss. 4
• Strony: 1247--1254
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., fot., rys., wzory

Twórcy

autor

Kubade Sunidhi

• Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit World Peace University, Pune, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4527-8984

autor

Kulkarni Shruti

• Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit World Peace University, Pune, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-828X

autor

Dhatrak Pankaj N.

• Dr. Vishwanath Karad Mit World Peace University, Pune, India

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4179-3524

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