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Design and thermal modeling of a radiometer for thermal control coatings in situ measurement

  • Hui Xing*
  • , Huijie Zhao
  • , Ying Zhang
  • , Qingxiang Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University
  • China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

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Abstract

To solve the problem of thermal control coatings degradation in space environment, it is necessary to study coatings degradation law in simulated space environment, thus a radiometer design based on calorimetry was proposed for in situ measurement of thermal control coatings solar absorptance. The radiometer structure was designed according to the requirement of in situ measurement. By conducting thermal analysis on radiometer, the heat transfer equations were built and a calculation model based on transient thermal equilibrium was established by energy conservation principle. A SR107 thermal control coating was tested in isoperibol. The experiment result shows a within 3% relative error between the solar absorptance of SR107 and the coating calibration value, with a 5.24% measurement uncertainty. It validates the effectiveness of radiometer experiment and lays a foundation for further development of thermal control coating performance test.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011
Subtitle of host publicationSpace Exploration Technologies and Applications
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
EventInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Space Exploration Technologies and Applications - Beijing, China
Duration: 24 May 201126 May 2011

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume8196
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Photoelectronic Detection and Imaging 2011: Space Exploration Technologies and Applications
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period24/05/1126/05/11

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • In situ measurement
  • Radiometer
  • Thermal control coating
  • Thermal model

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