The Thermal system design of the ISS

[reachshijo]

Hey guys,

For a side project I'm making a study on the external thermal control systems of the ISS and am wondering what would be the best way to start off.

 

[jedidia]

I tried to find some more reliable information about thermal managment and power consumption on the ISS a few years ago, but didn't turn up anything concrete. If you do that study, I'd be very interested in reading it!

 

[DaveS]

For starters, try this document: https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/473486main_iss_atcs_overview.pdf

For other documents, just Google ISS Active Thermal Control System.

 

[reachshijo]

I found certain values from http://isslive.com from the Spartan Thermal Control System such as the mass flow rate and the optimum pressure. Can I work my way backwards using this?

 

[Urwumpe]

I found certain values from http://isslive.com from the Spartan Thermal Control System such as the mass flow rate and the optimum pressure. Can I work my way backwards using this?

Not sure if you really have enough data there, so it really depends on the goal of your work. Since the ISS is the most complex spacecraft ever, it will be mandatory to focus, otherwise you can write a full board of books about the ATCS alone to cover all the details behind it.

And that does not even include the Russian segment, which has its own ATCS.

BTW, there was once a very good CDR by ESA about the ISS around, which I received while attending a lecture on manned spaceflight systems years, I really recommend you to look for it or its successor if you can. Maybe asking your in university or another university in your neighborhood can get you one of those.