Computer modelling of a penetrator thermal sensor

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-345

  Paton, M D ^a   Kargl, G ^b   Ball, A J ^a   Green, S F ^a   Hagermann, A ^a   Komle N I ^b   Thiel, M ^c   Zarnecki, J C ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Austrian Academy of Sciences ^*  (Austria)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR EXTRATERRESTRISCHE PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comet; Modelling; Penetrator; Rosetta; Sensor; Thermal

Indexed keywords

MODELS; PROBES; SENSORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BOUNDARY TEMPERATURE; COMET; NUMERICAL THERMAL MODEL; PENETRATORS; PRISTINE MATERIALS; ROSETTA; THERMAL; THERMAL EQUILIBRIUMS;

TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

EID: 77954217128     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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