ESA - Thermal control - ESATAN-TMS Thermal

Contents

About thermal control

Spacecraft thermal control What does thermal control do?

Space cryogenics

Overview Stirling and pulse tube coolers Joule Thomson coolers Sub-kelvin coolers Densified propellant Cryogenic composite tank and line

Heat transport technologies

Overview Capillary-pumped two-phase heat transport technology Mechanically-pumped heat transport technology

Thermal protection systems

Overview

Thermal analysis

Overview Software Standards Modelling Workshops

Services


SOHO satellite

ESATAN-TMS Thermal

The ESATAN-TMS Thermal module, also known as ESATAN, is a software package for the prediction of both steady-state and transient temperatures and heat flows in a thermal network using the lumped parameter or finite difference method. It is the standard European thermal analysis tool used to support the design and verification of space thermal control systems.

The ESATAN-TMS Fluids module, previously known as FHTS, is an extension to ESATAN-TMS Thermal that enables the combined thermal and hydraulic analysis of single-phase and two-phase piped fluid networks.

Downloads

The main product page and user manuals can be found on the website of the developer, ITP Engines UK, under 'Software Products'.

Last update: 26 July 2010

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