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Thermal Balance Testing of the Envisat Payload Module
SAE Technical Paper Series, 2001<div class="htmlview paragraph">The Envisat spacecraft has a launch mass greater than 8.0 tonnes and external dimensions of 10.0 metres x 2.8 metres x 2.1 metres. Due to it’s large size, it was necessary to perform the thermal balance and thermal vacuum testing in two stages. Firstly, there was the testing of the Service Module and, secondly, the
S. G. Price +3 more
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Structural Test Model – Thermal Balance Test of ATV
SAE Technical Paper Series, 2003<div class="htmlview paragraph">The Automated Transfer Vehicle will provide ISS with reboost, attitude control functions, with water, gas and propellant and with dry cargo. It remains attached up to 6 months before a destructive reentry.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">In summer 2002, a Thermal Balance Test has been performed ...
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Thermal Balance Testing for A Large Deployable Reflector
SAE Technical Paper Series, 1999<div class="section abstract"><div class="htmlview paragraph">Temperature of a basic module used for constructing a large deployable reflector was evaluated and the experimental results were compared with analysis. The thermal analysis model was made by using an antenna design system developed by NTT.
Akihiro Miyasaka, Kazuhide Ando
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A thermal balance for hardness testing
Journal of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, 1982A technique for the measurement of hardness, through the observation of thermal contact resistance, is described. A heated copper-tipped probe with a small mechanical load is brought down on the test material at the same time as a similar heated probe with a diamond-tip.
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Thermal Balance Test of the TOPEX/Poseidon Satellite
SAE Technical Paper Series, 1992<div class="htmlview paragraph">The TOPEX/Poseidon spacecraft is scheduled for launch in August 1992 aboard an Ariane 42P launch vehicle. The mission is a collaborative scientific venture between NASA and CNES. The primary objective is to perform precise measurements of the ocean surface topography by radar altimetry from a precision, circular ...
P. E. Cleveland, F. DeMauro
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Methodology of Thermal Balance Test for Diesel engines
SAE Technical Paper Series, 2008<div class="htmlview paragraph">The Thermal Balance Test is usual in automotive industry mainly by engine manufacturers during the product development to verify the thermal efficiency and thermal distribution of the engine.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The data collected during the tests is used to develop the cooling system ...
Luciano Tadeu Baffi Penhalbel +4 more
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Thermal Balance Test of Eureca Threal Model
SAE Technical Paper Series, 1989<div class="htmlview paragraph">The results are presented of a thermal balance test performed at subsystem level on the thermal model of EURECA (EUropean REtricvable CArrier) in the ESTEC LSS Vacuum Chamber.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The test article, thermally representative of the most relevant items of the flight unit ...
A. Moscatelli, V. Perotto, S. Tavera
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Preliminary Testing Philosophy for AMS-02 Electronics Thermal Vacuum and Thermal Balance Test
2009 IEEE Circuits and Systems International Conference on Testing and Diagnosis, 2009To investigate the thermal behaviour of electronic units of Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 02 (AMS-02) in a simulated thermal-vacuum space environment, the integrated model of AMS-02 was programmed using the lumped parameter for AMS-02 and the shroud of Large Space Simulator (LSS).
Zhongchao Zhao +3 more
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Thermal Balance Testing of the European Robotic Arm
SAE Technical Paper Series, 2000<div class="htmlview paragraph">As part of the European contribution to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the European Robotic Arm (ERA) is designed under contract of the European Space Agency by Fokker Space as the Prime contractor.
Jan Doornink +3 more
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Testing the Special Features of the CLUSTER Thermal Control Concept in the PFM Thermal Balance Test
SAE Technical Paper Series, 1994<div class="htmlview paragraph">CLUSTER is a scientific space mission envisaging an investigation of the Earth's plasma environment.</div> <div class="htmlview paragraph">The paper gives a short overview of the thermal design of CLUSTER, with emphasis on some special thermal control design features.</div> <div class="htmlview
Wim Kruidhof +2 more
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