Analytical and numerical models for thermal related design of a new pico-satellite
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The remaining thermal parameters, except for the arbitrary value for R_Tw, are approximations of numbers found in the literature.
“The remaining parameters used in the thermal model are summarized in Table 2. Except for the arbitrary value for R T w , these values are approximations of numbers found in the literature-for example, in [19,30,31].”
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- Authors
- Bonnici, M., Mollicone, P., Fenech, M., & Azzopardi, M. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Malta (MT)
- Corresponding author
- Mollicone, Pierluigi
- ORCID
- Mollicone, Pierluigi
- Venue
- Applied Thermal Engineering
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-08
- Volume
- 159
- Pages
- 113908
- ISSN
- 1359-4311 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2951660206
- Cited by
- 57
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 4.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Applied Thermal Engineering (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Design and Technology
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Space Satellite Systems and Control
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
- Keywords
- picosatellites, passive thermal management, lumped thermal model, finite element thermal analysis, PocketQube, beta angle, orbit altitude, surface finish, thermal inertia, battery thermal management
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