Modeling and analysis of a robust thermal control system based on forced convection thermal switches

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6221, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Williams, Andrew D ^a   Palo, Scott E ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Forced convection; Responsive space; Satellite; Thermal control; Thermal switch

Indexed keywords

BUS ARCHITECTURE; THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS); THERMAL SWITCHES;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; MILITARY OPERATIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SWITCHES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FORCED CONVECTION;

EID: 33748476634     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.665847     Document Type: Conference Paper

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