Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MSR (Multifunctional Satellite Radiator)
Reporting period: 2015-07-01 to 2015-12-31
It has been demonstrated that Multifunctional Satellite Radiator concept provides competitive technical advantages compared to conventional solutions especially when debris and radiation protection shall associate with weight effectiveness. From many aspect properties of radiator panels manufactured from Aluminum Foam Sandwich lies between honeycomb and integrally milled design thus they are able to fill the gap between conventional solutions providing more freedom to engineers in satellite thermal control design. Manufacturing costs of an AFS hardware doesn’t differs from traditional concepts except the raw material price, which however only a fraction of the price of the end product due to the high added value coming from extensive design, documentation and verification activities. It is envisaged that total invested project budged of about 1million Euros can be returned with 2-3 contracts in five years after concept debut as flight hardware. Preliminary analysis and test results show that concept is promising and project worth continuation.