Thermal Control Systems! Space System Design, MAE 342, Princeton University!
Robert Stengel
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!! Thermal design overview!!Conduction, convection, and radiation!! Types of thermal control!! Thermal analysis!! Thermal testing
Heat Sources
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Thermal Design Task
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Distribution and uniformity of proper temperatures
Thermal Design Environments•! Pre-launch (shipping, on pad)•! Launch and transfer orbit•! Mission characteristics–!On orbit
•! Diurnal variations•! Seasonal variations•! Mission life variations•! Surface property degradation
–!On planetary surface•! Sun exposure•! Shadow
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Thermal Design Constraints•! Equipment utilization philosophy•! Design margin philosophy•! Failure mode philosophy•! Power system margin•! Mass budget•! Temperature specifications•! Sun/shadow duty cycle•! Equipment redundancy
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Typical Temperature Requirements•! Maximum & minimum operational/non-
operational temperatures•! Maximum diurnal swing•! Maximum gradients•! Survival/safe state temperature•! Allowable rate of change•! Control requirements of sub-systems
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Conduction and Convection
Heat transfer resulting from fluid flow
Heat transfer from conduction within material
q = h!T : Heat flux density, W/m2
[thermal power/unit area = (thermal energy change/unit time)/unit area]h : Heat transfer coefficient, W/m2 -K
!T : Temperature difference, K
q = hconv!T : hconv = Convection coefficient
q = !l"T :
! = Conductivity coefficientl = Conductive path length
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Thermal RadiationElectromagnetic radiation to/from/across space
Integrated over all wavelengths
q =! SB "hotThot4 #$ coldTcold
4( )! SB = Stefan-Boltzmann coefficient
= 5.67 %10#8 W/ m2 -K4( )" ,$ = Emissivity/absorptivity, &1
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Planck’s Law
! =" at a given wavelength (Kirchoff's Law)! # " if peak emission and absorption wavelengths are different
For a given material
Solar Illumination
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Distance, AU Planet Average Solar Intensity, JS, W/m2
Planet Albedo, %
0.39 Mercury 9145 6-10
0.72 Venus 2697 60-76
1 Earth 1349 31-39
1.52 Mars 605 15
5.2 Jupiter 51 41-52
9.54 Saturn 16 42-76
19.19 Uranus 4 45-66
30.07 Neptune 2 35-62
39.46 Pluto 1 16-40
PSun = 3.856 !1026 W
JSun = PSun 4"rSun2 = 3.856 !1026 6.957 !108 m( )#$ %&
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= 7.355 !108 W/m2 @ solar surface
Thermal Radiation Absorbed and Emitted by Earth
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Qin = !RE2 1" #( )JSEarth
# = 0.35, Albedo, %/100
Qout = 4!RE2"TE
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TE : Earth average temperature
Qout =Qin
TE = 250 KWong
Average Solar Radiation Absorbed by Earth
Average Earth-Emitted Radiation
Earth’s Radiative Equilibrium Temperature
Sunshine
Earthshine
Fairing Inner Surface Maximum Temperatures
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Aerothermal Heating after Fairing Jettison
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Radiative Heating from Rocket Plume and Engine Nozzle
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Stowed Solar Arrays
Need for Thermal Control•! Maintain proper operating temperatures
for–!Electronics–!Sensors & actuators–!Propulsion & propellant systems–!Payload instruments–!Mechanical devices
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Thermal Control Types•! Passive
–! Coatings and paints–! Thermal isolation–! Heat sinks–! Convective heat pipes–! Phase Change Materials
•! Active–! Circulating heat pumps–! Heaters–! Thermoelectric devices–! Thermal louvers
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Coatings and Paint•! Incident energy distribution–!Absorptivity (!)–!Reflectivity (")
•! Specular (mirror-like)•! Diffuse
–!Transmittance through coating (#)
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! + " +#( ) = 1Transmittance and Reflectance of "-in
clear glass
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Spacecraft Thermal Balance
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Ai : Projected spacecraft area for ith effect, m2
Ji : Radiation intensity for ith effect, W/m2
Q : Internally dissipated power, Wa : Planet's albedo, %/100
F : Albedo visibility factor, %/100! : Angle between local vertical and Sun's rays
Tav4 = 1
! AsurfAprJ pr + " Jsol Asol + aFAalb( ) +Q#$ %& '#$ %&
surf : "Wetted" surface area of spacecraftpr : Planetary radiation
alb : Albedosol : Solar
Altitude vs. Visibility Factor (Earth)
Fortescue
Emissivity and Absorptivity of Surfaces
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Fortescue
Absorptivity increases over time due to UV degradation and contamination
Thermal Isolation•! Choose materials to reduce
conduction•! Choose surface to reduce radiation•! Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI), e.g.,
–! Facing space: conductive black Kapton, or brown Kapton over aluminum or silver (2nd-surface mirror)
–! Inner layers: double-sided aluminized Mylar, polyester mesh
–! Facing spacecraft: double-sided aluminized Kapton
•! MLI attached to spacecraft with Velcro and tape, grounded to spacecraft
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Heat “Sinks”•! Materials with high thermal
conductivity and low density adjacent to high heat sources
•! Connected to cooling elements, e.g., fins, pins, heat pipes (or “slugs”) for heat transfer
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Material Density, ", lb/in3 Conductivity, k, W/in-°C
k/"
Aluminum 0.098 4.8 49
AlBeMet (metal matrix composite)
0.075 5.3 71
Beryllium 0.067 3.8 57
Copper 0.323 9 28Wong
Convective Heat Pipe
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!! Liquid-vapor transition!! Natural capillary
circulation within a wick
Qmax =Awickleff
!"Hv
#2$ro
%&'
()*
Awick : cross-sectional arealeff : effective length! : wick permeability" : liquid-phase density
Maximum heat transport rate in zero “g”
Hv : latent heat of vaporization! : liquid-phase dynamic viscosity
" : surface tensionro : effective pore radius of wick
Constant Conductance Heat Pipes
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Heat pipes carry excess heat to radiators
Solid-Liquid Phase Change Material
•! Increased thermal capacity required for periodic loads
•! Latent heat released during solid-liquid change
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Active Heat Pumps•! ~ Air conditioning, residential heating and
cooling•! Use of compressor, pumping, refrigerant, and
expansion
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Heater Locations on a Communications Satellite
•! North-South transponder panels•! Batteries•! Reflector gimbals and hinges•! Solar array deployment system•! GN&C system
–! Earth sensor assembly–! Sun sensor detector–! Sun sensor electronics–! Inertial measurement unit
•! Propulsion system–! Hydrazine/oxidizer tanks–! Propulsion lines–! Thruster valves–! Liquid apogee engine injector
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Heater Hardware•! Heater Element
–! Cupro-nickel or Inconel dissipating element•! Mechanical Thermostat
–! On-off control for deployment mechanism damper heaters
•! On-Board Computer (OBC)–! Maintains on-off control–! Maintains allowable temperatures
•! Control Thermistor–! Input to OBC
•! Field Effect Transistor Electrical Switch–! High-voltage switching
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Radioisotope Heating Units•! Typically a few grams of PU238 or another
radioisotope•! Simplify thermal control, as they give known amount
of heat continuously for decades•! Cassini-Huygens contained 82 RHUs plus 3 RTGs
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Radiative Fins on Cassini-Huygens Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator
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Thermal Louvers
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Messenger Thermal Louvers
Louvers vary emissivity of a radiator in response to temperature
RosettaThermal Louvers
GOES Thermal Control Sub-System
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Thermal Analysis•! Thermal Mathematical Model (TMM)
–! Closed-form idealizations–! Finite element/difference software–! Steady state (thermal equilibrium)–! Transient response–! Cycling
•! Thermal network models–! Nodes
•! Elements that can be characterized by a single temperature
•! Energy storage devices–! Conductors
•! Energy transport–! Energy sinks
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Thermal Mathematical Model•! Conduction, Convection, and Radiation•! Identification of Isothermal Nodes:–!Temperature–!Thermal capacity–!Heat dissipation–!Conductive interfaces–!Radiative interfaces
•! Surrounding nodes•! Free space
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Rosetta
Conductive Heat ExchangeConductive heat flow rate
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Qc =!Al
"T :! = Conductivity coefficientA = Cross-sectional area
l = Conductive path length
!T =Qc1hc
: hc = Thermal conductance
Temperature difference between path ends
!T =Qc1h1
+ 1h2
+ 1h3
+!"#$
%&'=Qc
1hc
hc =h1h2h3!
h1 + h2 + h3 +!= Effective heat conductance
Temperature difference, many serial paths
Conductive Heat Exchange
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!T =Qc
1h1
+ 1h2
+ 1h3
+!"#$
%&'=Qc
1hc
Temperature difference, many serial paths
hc =
h1h2h3!h1 + h2 + h3 +!
Effective heat conductance
Conductive heat transfer from ith to jth nodeQcij
= hcij Ti !Tj( ); i = 1,n; j = 1,n
Radiative Heat Exchange
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Radiative heat transfer from ith to jth nodeQrij
= AiFij! ij"hij Ti4 #Tj
4( ); i = 1,n; j = 1,n
Ai : Area of surface iFij : Radiative view factor of surface j as seen from surface i
! ij : Effective emittance of i on j
For the ith interior node
Fijj=1
k
! ; k = # of surrounding surfaces
View Factor for Two Surfaces
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I1 = I0 cos!1 : I0 = Radiation intensity normal to A1
Differential radiation from $A1 falling on $A2
!Qr12=I0 !A1 cos"1( ) !A2 cos"2( )
s2
View Factor for Two Surfaces
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Total radiation from A1 falling on A2
Qr12= I0
cos!1 cos!2s2
dA1 dA2A2"
A1"
Total radiation from A1
Qrtotal= 2!A1I0 cos" sin" d"
0
! /2
# = !A1I0
F12 =Qr12
Qrtotal
= 1A1
cos!1 cos!2"s2
dA1 dA2A2#
A1#
View factor from A1 to A2
View Factor for Two Surfaces
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AiFij =cos!i cos! j
"sij2 dA1 dA2
Aj#
Ai#
View factor # area for general nodes
AiFij = AjFji
Consequently
Effective Emittance Between Surfaces
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! ij =! i! j
! i + ! j " ! i! j
If surfaces are effectively “black”! ij = 1
Specular emittance is complexFor two, parallel, diffuse surfaces
Calculation of Nodal Temperatures
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Heat balance for ith of n nodes
Qneti=Qexti
+Qinti! " i# AspaceiTi
4 ! hcij Ti !Tj( ) +# AiFij" ij Ti4 !Tj4( )$% &'
j=1
n
(
Qexti! AprJ pr! i +" Jsol Asol + aFAalb( )
miCidTi t( )dt
=Qnetit( )
mi : Mass of node iCi : Specific heat of node i
Time variation of ith nodal temperature is solution to n nonlinear ODEs
Calculation of Nodal Temperatures
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Linearize the ODEs
miCidTi t( )dt
= miCi
d Tinom t( ) + !Ti t( )"# $%dt
& miCi
d Tinom t( )"# $%dt
+miCi
d !Ti t( )"# $%dt
=QnetiTi t( )( ) =Qneti
Tinom t( ) + !Ti t( )"# $% &QnetiTinom t( )"# $% +
dQnetiTinom t( )"# $%dTi
!Ti t( )
Perturbation responses and quasi-steady-state can be found using
miCi
d !Ti t( )"# $%dt
=dQneti
Tinom t( )"# $%dTi
!Ti t( )
(Vector-matrix form)
mC[ ]!!x t( ) = F!x t( ); !!x t( ) = mC[ ]"1F!x t( )
Thermal Design Example !(Sec. 11.5, Fortescue)
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Spherical Upper-Atmosphere Satellite
Thermal Testing•! Levels of thermal test
–! Black box components–! Sub-system module–! Complete spacecraft
•! Types of Test–! Functional–! Thermal cycling–! Thermal balance–! Deployment–! Life
•! Test objectives–! Verify the thermal design in simulated environment–! Validate the thermal model–! Workmanship screening
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Thermal-Vacuum Testing
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Heat Pumps
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