A flexible, generic model of the Space Station Freedom active thermal control system has been developed which is designed to analyze dynamic interactions of the major subsystems of the ATCS. Models are described for the components of the central thermal bus, the radiator external thermal environment, and the internal thermal control system. Two programs are described which facilitate the development of the integrated ATCS model. The first, SIMRAD, simplifies an external thermal environment model given a desired level of accuracy in integrated model performance. The model reduction technique is shown to reduce model execution time significantly while maintaining the desired accuracy. The second, GENFLU, generates SINDA/FLUINT input code for the evaporator and load interface models and automates the integration of load submodels. The component submodels and integration techniques were used to create an integrated model of the thermal control system for an early assembly flight configuration. The results demonstrate the utility of the integrated model in studying dynamic interactions of the ATCS subsystems.


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    Title :

    An integrated model of the space station freedom active thermal control system


    Additional title:

    Integriertes Modell des aktiven thermischen Regelsystems der Raumstation 'Freedom'


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA-Papers ; Jan ; 1-11


    Publication date :

    1989


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 15 Bilder, 5 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English