Thermal- and Structural Analysis of an Electrical Satellite Thruster (Radiofrequency Ion Thruster)

Thermal- and Structural Analysis of an Electrical Satellite Thruster (Radiofrequency Ion Thruster)

• Thermal-analysis
  • steady-state and transient thermal analysis fpr different operational conditions and orbits
  • FE model in ANSYS
• Structural-Analysis
  • Modal-analysis
  • Quasi-static loads
  • Sine-vibration loads
  • Random-vibration loads
  • Thermo-elastic analysis
  • Verficiation of bolted connections
  • Computation of required notching for sine- and random-vibration tests
  • Non-linear detailed analysis of critical parts
  • Transient thermo-elastic analysis for the evaluation of certain transient conditions during engine start
  • FE models in Femap/Nastran and ANSYS