Fundamentals of calorimetry, postulate and equation of Fourier, main conduction parameters. Radiative heat transfer:
laws of Planck, Wien, Stefann-Boltzmann, Lambert. Characterization of the space environment from a thermal point of
view. The main radiative sources: the Sun, the Earth, the Albedo. Thermal modelization of the spacecraft. Thermal
balance equations. Propulsion effects of the radiation: the solar sail.
General introduction to the interaction problems in space; historical review. Weak and full interaction and related
description. One–way static and dynamic coupling, key parameters governing the phenomenon; examples. Two-ways
static and dynamic coupling; integrated modelization of the space systems; examples. Thermal flutter and divergence;
numerical approach to the solution. Review of some remarkable occurrences of thermally induced disturbances onboard
of satellites; physical and mathematical description.
References: Robert D. Karam “Satellite Thermal Control for System Engineers”, Progress in Astronautics and
Aeronautics.
