This page outlines all the current and active projects on the Thermal Subsystem. It serves as an onboarding tool to introduce new members to the various projects available.

Ongoing Projects (Last updated: September 28, 2024)

Recruiting Projects

• Thermal Simulations (LIMIT: 1 new person)
• Modelling Heat Paths (LIMIT: DNE)
• Electronics Design
  • Sensor Design (LIMIT: 1 new person)
  • Heater Design (LIMIT: 1 new person)
• Bakeout Plan and Component Tracking (LIMIT: 3 new person)

NX Thermal Simulations

The thermal team must conduct orbital simulations of the satellite to determine our thermal design and ensure it is adequate. This is done using Siemens NX, an industry standard Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tool. Working in NX involves generating meshes of parts, applying relevant properties (thermo-optical properties, heat loads, etc.), specifying orbits, and analyzing results.

Completed: high-fidelity simulations

Next steps: model FINCH on NX using the new CAD, find ways to work iteratively and quickly on NX, model the internal components of FINCH to determine any additional internal thermal control

Skills you will learn:

• Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Modelling and Simulation

Examples of work:

1. Low-Fidelity NX Model of a Cold Case Orbit