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A thermal control approach for a solar electric propulsion thrust subsystem
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Maloy, J. E. Oglebay, J. C. |
| Copyright Year | 1979 |
| Description | A thrust subsystem thermal control design is defined for a Solar Electric Propulsion System (SEPS) proposed for the comet Halley Flyby/comet Tempel 2 rendezvous mission. A 114 node analytic model, developed and coded on the systems improved numerical differencing analyzer program, was employed. A description of the resulting thrust subsystem thermal design is presented as well as a description of the analytic model and comparisons of the predicted temperature profiles for various SEPS thermal configurations that were generated using this model. It was concluded that: (1) a BIMOD engine system thermal design can be autonomous; (2) an independent thrust subsystem thermal design is feasible; (3) the interface module electronics temperatures can be controlled by a passive radiator and supplementary heaters; (4) maintaining heat pipes above the freezing point would require an additional 322 watts of supplementary heating power for the situation where no thrusters are operating; (5) insulation is required around the power processors, and between the interface module and the avionics module, as well as in those areas which may be subjected to solar heating; and (6) insulation behind the heat pipe radiators is not necessary. |
| File Size | 3642028 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19790019065 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t53f9k01h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1979-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Comets Heating Equipment Thermal Protection Systems Engineering Solar Electric Propulsion Mathematical Models Space Exploration Multilayer Insulation Spacecraft Propulsion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
