Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface
The paper at hand evaluates the necessity of depicting topographic features like boulders on the lunar environment in thermal analyses for a size of up to 6.5 m in diameter. The question regarding the thermal influence becomes relevant when analysing a technical system within the lunar environment....
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| description | The paper at hand evaluates the necessity of depicting topographic features like boulders on the lunar environment in thermal analyses for a size of up to 6.5 m in diameter. The question regarding the thermal influence becomes relevant when analysing a technical system within the lunar environment. This influence on the thermal behaviour of a test object is investigated in sensitivity studies. It is shown that the local surroundings can significantly alter a system’s net heat flux and can lead to overheating or critically cooling down instead of theoretically surviving when not considering local topographic features. Especially for small and lightweight systems ≤20 kg, like micro rovers, the effect of the surrounding on the system’s temperature becomes critical due to the low thermal capacity. Thus, it is a substantial aspect to be accounted for during the design phase as well as in mission operation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d6aa6d1e448f425799d0b29ecc95be2c2025-06-25T13:47:37ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912025-03-019013510.3390/engproc2025090035Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar SurfaceJoel Guetzlaff0Philipp Reiss1Markus Czupalla2Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Hohenstaufenallee 6, 52064 Aachen, GermanyDepartment of Aerospace and Geodesy, Technical University of Munich, Lise-Meitner-Str. 9, 85521 Ottobrunn, GermanyFaculty of Aerospace Engineering, FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences, Hohenstaufenallee 6, 52064 Aachen, GermanyThe paper at hand evaluates the necessity of depicting topographic features like boulders on the lunar environment in thermal analyses for a size of up to 6.5 m in diameter. The question regarding the thermal influence becomes relevant when analysing a technical system within the lunar environment. This influence on the thermal behaviour of a test object is investigated in sensitivity studies. It is shown that the local surroundings can significantly alter a system’s net heat flux and can lead to overheating or critically cooling down instead of theoretically surviving when not considering local topographic features. Especially for small and lightweight systems ≤20 kg, like micro rovers, the effect of the surrounding on the system’s temperature becomes critical due to the low thermal capacity. Thus, it is a substantial aspect to be accounted for during the design phase as well as in mission operation.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/90/1/35lunarthermalrovertopographysimulationboulder |
| spellingShingle | Joel Guetzlaff Philipp Reiss Markus Czupalla Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface Engineering Proceedings lunar thermal rover topography simulation boulder |
| title | Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface |
| title_full | Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface |
| title_short | Thermal Interaction of Mobile Ground Systems with Boulders on the Lunar Surface |
| title_sort | thermal interaction of mobile ground systems with boulders on the lunar surface |
| topic | lunar thermal rover topography simulation boulder |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/90/1/35 |
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