Thermal control system for SSF sensor/electronics
Abstract
A thermal control system was designed for the Space Station Freedom (SSF) sensor/electronics box (SSTACK). Multi-layer insulation and heaters are used to maintain the temperatures of the critical components within their operating and survival temperature limits. Detailed and simplified SSTACK thermal models were developed and temperatures were calculated for worst-case orbital conditions. A comparison between the two models showed very good agreement. Temperature predictions were also compared to measured temperatures from a thermal-vacuum test.
- Publication:
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5th Annual Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop
- Pub Date:
- November 1993
- Bibcode:
- 1993tfla.work...63A
- Keywords:
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- Electrical Insulation;
- Mathematical Models;
- Space Station Freedom;
- Temperature Control;
- Thermal Vacuum Tests;
- Multilayer Insulation;
- Operating Temperature;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer