SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature#

class ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature#

Vehicle Temperature settings.

Overview#

compute_temperature

Compute vehicle temperature. Uses DateFormat and Temperature Dimensions.

earth_albedo

Get or set the Earth’s albedo. Dimensionless.

material_emissivity

Get or set the material emissivity. Dimensionless.

material_absorptivity

Get or set the material absorptivity. Dimensionless.

dissipation

Get or set the internal dissipation. Uses Power Dimension.

cross_sectional_area

Area used in thermal model. For plate, equals its surface area; for spehere, equals pi*radius^2. Uses SmallArea Dimension.

shape_model

Thermal shape model.

normal_vector

Plate normal vector.

Import detail#

from ansys.stk.core.stkobjects import SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature

Property detail#

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.earth_albedo: float#

Get or set the Earth’s albedo. Dimensionless.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.material_emissivity: float#

Get or set the material emissivity. Dimensionless.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.material_absorptivity: float#

Get or set the material absorptivity. Dimensionless.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.dissipation: float#

Get or set the internal dissipation. Uses Power Dimension.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.cross_sectional_area: float#

Area used in thermal model. For plate, equals its surface area; for spehere, equals pi*radius^2. Uses SmallArea Dimension.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.shape_model: VehicleSpaceEnvironmentShapeModel#

Thermal shape model.

property SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.normal_vector: str#

Plate normal vector.

Method detail#

SpaceEnvironmentVehicleTemperature.compute_temperature(self, time: Any) float#

Compute vehicle temperature. Uses DateFormat and Temperature Dimensions.

Parameters:

time : Any

Returns:

float