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Modeling radiative loss to the ambient environment for a system operating in vacuum conditions
Posted 11 gen 2026, 12:48 GMT-5 Heat Transfer, Physics Interfaces 0 Replies
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Hi,
I am modeling the temperature distribution in a Hall Thruster, to be operated in vacuum conditions (either in space or in a vac chamber). I am using Surface-to-Surface radiation to model radiative transfer between various thruster interfaces. However, the thruster has a radiator that is meant to radiate heat into the ambient environment. My question is, does S2S radiation account for this or do I need to separately define Surface-to-Ambient radiation at the external boundaries of the thruster?
Thank you in advance :-)
Hello Bhavya Mahajan
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