A systems integrated approach to thermal modeling of an enhanced MMRTG

Joseph R. Vander Veer; Tim C. Holgate; Thomas E. Hammel

doi:10.1109/AERO.2016.7500747

A systems integrated approach to thermal modeling of an enhanced MMRTG

Joseph R. Vander Veer, Tim C. Holgate, Thomas E. Hammel

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL)

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Abstract

A systems integrated thermal model of an enhanced Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (eMM-RTG) was performed utilizing Sinda 2014 from MSC Software. A comprehensive physics model was added to the Sinda solver which includes, among others, the Seebeck effect, Peltier effect, Thomson effect, Joule heating, and thermal radiation in all the applicable components. The added physics enables the computation of the power output of the eMMRTG. A custom tool was developed to rapidly and efficiently create the necessary Sinda input files allowing for parameterization and optimization of geometries and materials with ease. The methods and select results are presented and discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2016
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467376761
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2016.7500747
State	Published - Jun 27 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2016 - Big Sky, United States Duration: Mar 5 2016 → Mar 12 2016

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Name	IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
Volume	2016-June
ISSN (Print)	1095-323X

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Other	2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Big Sky
Period	3/5/16 → 3/12/16

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Aerospace Engineering
Space and Planetary Science

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Vander Veer, JR, Holgate, TC & Hammel, TE 2016, A systems integrated approach to thermal modeling of an enhanced MMRTG. in 2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2016., 7500747, IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings, vol. 2016-June, IEEE Computer Society, 2016 IEEE Aerospace Conference, AERO 2016, Big Sky, United States, 3/5/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2016.7500747

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