Design and analysis of an advanced thermal management system for the solar close observations and proximity experiments spacecraft

Liu Liu; Kangli Bao; Jianchao Feng; Xiaofei Zhu; Haoyu Wang; Xiaofeng Zhang; Jun Lin

doi:10.61977/ati2024007

Astronomical Techniques and Instruments > 2024 > 1(1): 52-61. > DOI: 10.61977/ati2024007 CSTR: 32083.14.ati2024007

Liu, L., Bao, K. L., Feng, J. C., et al. 2024. Design and analysis of an advanced thermal management system for the solar close observations and proximity experiments spacecraft. Astronomical Techniques and Instruments, 1(1): 52−61. https://doi.org/10.61977/ati2024007.

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Design and analysis of an advanced thermal management system for the solar close observations and proximity experiments spacecraft

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Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201304, China
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Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650216, China

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Xiaofeng Zhang, zhangxf@microsate.com
Received Date: November 19, 2023
Accepted Date: December 06, 2023
Available Online: December 27, 2023
Published Date: December 19, 2023
© 2024 Editorial Office of Astronomical Techniques and Instruments, Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (http:/creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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In this paper, the mission and the thermal environment of the Solar Close Observations and Proximity Experiments (SCOPE) spacecraft are analyzed, and an advanced thermal management system (ATMS) is designed for it. The relationship and functions of the integrated database, the intelligent thermal control system and the efficient liquid cooling system in the ATMS are elaborated upon. For the complex thermal field regulation system and extreme space thermal environment, a modular simulation and thermal field planning method are proposed, and the feasibility of the planning algorithm is verified by numerical simulation. A solar array liquid cooling system is developed, and the system simulation results indicate that the temperatures of the solar arrays meet the requirements as the spacecraft flies by perihelion and aphelion. The advanced thermal management study supports the development of the SCOPE program and provides a reference for the thermal management in other deep-space exploration programs.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This study is supported by National Key R&D Program of China (2022YFF0503800).

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Liu Liu conceived the idea, prepared data curation, provided investigation support, wrote original draft and edited the manuscript. Kangli Bao and Jianchao Feng prepared data curation, provided investigation support, used software for simulation analysis and wrote original draft. Xiaofei Zhu and Haoyu Wang provided investigation support, used software for simulation analysis and wrote original draft. Xiaofeng Zhang played the project administration and supervision role. Jun Lin supported the funding acquisition. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

Xiaofeng Zhang is editorial board member and Jun Lin is the executive editor-in-chief for Astronomical Techniques and Instruments, they were not involved in the editorial review or the decision to publish this article. The authors declare no competing interests.

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