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Weekly Summary Nanosat 5. Spring Semester 11 March 2008 Mike Legatt. Last Week. Meeting with Industry Contact- Mr. Rolfer Structural Trial Runs Meshed Full Model MatLab Sim Code – Albedo. Outstanding Issues. Thermal View Factor B.C. interfacing ANSYS TAS (Thermal Analysis System)
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Weekly SummaryNanosat 5 Spring Semester 11 March 2008 Mike Legatt
Last Week • Meeting with Industry Contact- Mr. Rolfer • Structural Trial Runs • Meshed Full Model • MatLab Sim Code – Albedo
Outstanding Issues Thermal View Factor B.C. interfacing • ANSYS TAS (Thermal Analysis System) • Part of Full ANSYS vs. Add on Module • Finite Elemental Heat Transfer (FEHT) Program • Possibly more user friendly • Possibly more versatile • Seeking contacts in ME department • Prof. Sparrow, Prof. Bischof • Finalization of MatLab Sim view factor code
Outstanding Issues Structural • ANSYS Academic • Compatibility with Full Version • Meshing error
Next Week • Thermal • Finalize MatLab view factor code • Begin orbital simulations • Identify cold, hot, average orbits • Investigate FEHT program • FEHT vs. ANSYS – identify the optimal program • Structural • Transfer a saved mesh to full version of ANSYS