Polar Platform - Thermal Control of Payload Equipment Bay and Data Relay Satellite Terminal 951705
Thermal design features of the ESA European Polar Platform are described. Due to the low conductivity of the CFRP/aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels of the Payload Equipment Bay, carbon/carbon thermal doublers are used as heat spreaders for high dissipating units. The main challenge for the thermal design of the Data Relay Satellite Terminal Outboard Assembly are the motor gears and the rotary joints. High RF dissipation combined with low thermal capacitances result in extreme orbital temperature variations. The temperature limits are met by a proper selection of thermooptical properties and thermostatically controlled heaters.
Citation: Reich, G., Cataloglu, A., and Szigetvari, Z., "Polar Platform - Thermal Control of Payload Equipment Bay and Data Relay Satellite Terminal," SAE Technical Paper 951705, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/951705. Download Citation
Author(s):
G. Reich, A. Cataloglu, Z. Szigetvari
Affiliated:
Daimler-Benz Aerospace-Dornier
Pages: 12
Event:
International Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Connectors and terminals
Satellites
Tools and equipment
Conductivity
Assembling
Gears
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