Thermal Concept Design Tool
TCDT
- Software for the European Space Agency
- Prime contractor: Blue Engineering
- Subcontractor: Alenia spazio
- Developed for ESA Concurrent Design Facility
- Used for fast thermal analysis and design of spacecraft
- Optimised for multidisciplinary Data Exchange and it’s projected targeting to pre-phase A activities
DEFINITION OF GEOMETRY, MISSION, MODELS AND ANALYSIS
- 3D Rapresentation for model definition
- 3D Rapresentation for orbit definition
- Post Processing results
- Worst cases analysis/li>
- Thermal primitives
- Design tasks for preliminary sizing
- Post processing
DESIGN PROCESS MANAGEMENT
INTERFACE WITH OTHER S/S
- Completely in worksheet data stored
- Data demonstration creation of charts
- Different data formats adoption
Courtesy of European Space Agency
PyTCDT Main Features:
| Stand Alone | Multiplatform | Maintainable |
| Parametric | Scriptable | Pythonic |
Advantages
- Unit of measure management.
- Automatic function iterations.
- Simplified distribution & installation
- Easy ESA tools management (ARTIFIS/TOPIC)
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