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Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« on: 01/06/2023 05:33 am »
A thread for modeling and simulation of crewed space facilities, collecting relevant software, references, and examples for physics-based design.

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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #1 on: 01/06/2023 05:40 am »
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BioSim

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An integrated simulation of an advanced life support system for intelligent control research.

BioSim references:

Hanford, A.J., 2004. Advanced Life Support Research and Technology Development Metric (No. S-940).

Hanford, A.J., 2006. Subsystem Details for the Fiscal Year 2004 Advanced Life Support Research and Technology Development Metric.

(Update 2022)  Ewert, M.K., Chen, T.T. and Powell, C.D., 2022. Life Support Baseline Values and Assumptions Document.

NASA Technology Transfer Program

Advanced Life Support Sizing Analysis Tool (ALSSAT)

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ALSSAT has been developed for use in the sizing and analysis of Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) for spacecraft and habitats. The purpose of this tool is to perform life support system trade studies and analysis. ALSSAT aids in the creation of conceptual designs for advanced systems using physiochemical and biological processes in either open-loop systems or closed-loop systems that recycle air and water as well as process human waste products. The regenerative life support processes can be used as a means to decrease the amount of consumable re-supply required for a range of missions including in-space transit vehicles or habitats, and surface habitats on the moon or Mars.

Low Fidelity Space Systems Analysis Tools - ISRU Demo Plant Sizing Tool

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The Agile ISRU Demo Plant Sizing Tool will provide a rough parametric estimate of ISRU plant mass and power requirements based on fitting data to a heritage curve. NEO, Phobos, Lunar Surface, and Martian Surface are included at a notional level within this system that allows architecture designers to roughly scale ISRU plants before talking to specialists.

Low Fidelity Space Systems Analysis Tools - Short Duration Habitat Sizing Tool

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This tool sizes short duration human habitats for short missions less than 20 days based on identified human operations requirements.

Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Propellant Production Discrete Event Simulation (DES)- MIPP-D.

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Mars In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Propellant Production Discrete Event Simulation (DES)- MIPP-DMIPP-D is a Simio based Discrete Event Simulation modeling Mars surface propellant production. The focus is on the actual chemical plant and processes, including incoming and outgoing materials, associated with the production of rocket fuel on Mars. The fuel will be for the Mars Ascent Vehicle used to carry humans into space from the surface of Mars. The Simulation utilizes NASA ground rules and assumptions as well as data from prototype chemical plants, NASA experts and literature.

Thermal Insulation System Analysis Tool (TISTool)

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The Thermal Insulation System Analysis Tool has been updated with more test data from the Cryogenics Test Laboratory and has been converted to Fortran 95 to allow for easier distribution.

Toolbox for the Modeling and Analysis of Thermodynamic Systems (T-MATS)

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The Toolbox for the Modeling and Analysis of Thermodynamic Systems (T-MATS) is a Simulink toolbox intended for use in the modeling and simulation of thermodynamic systems and their controls. T-MATS contains generic thermodynamic and controls components that may be combined with a variable input iterative solver and optimization algorithm to create complex systems to meet the needs of a developer.

MATLAB

CARNOT Toolbox

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The CARNOT toolbox contains models for thermodynamics/energy engineering with focus on HVAC systems.

GreenLight

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A model for simulating the indoor climate and energy use of greenhouses with supplemental lighting.

Renewable Energy Based Micro Grid Power Management System & Economic Unit Commitment through ANFIS intelligent Controller

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The ANFIS based MPPT controller has been designed for generating the maximum power from different renewable energy sources [PV, wind, and fuel cell].
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #2 on: 01/07/2023 02:31 am »
OLTARIS

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OLTARIS, the On-Line Tool for the Assessment of Radiation in Space.  OLTARIS is an integrated tool set utilizing HZETRN (High Charge and Energy Transport).  These tools are intended to help scientists and engineers study the effects of space radiation on shielding materials, electronics, and biological systems.

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Example: 

Mars base SPE with ISRU water shielding

Model:

- Characteristic SpaceX Mars base site at -3 km elevation

- Solar particle event matching flux of the Oct. 1989 SPE

Simulations: 

1.  no shield (red)

2.  1 cm aluminum hab (gray)

3.  1 cm aluminum plus 100 cm water ice cover (blue)

Output:

Proton flux per cm2 (image)

Result: 

While a cm of aluminum offers negligible SPE protection, a meter of ISRU water cuts SPE peak proton flux (at 75 MeV) by two full orders of magnitude.
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #3 on: 01/07/2023 05:51 am »
Can these simulators model a passive system that works by convection?

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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #4 on: 01/09/2023 05:21 pm »
Ansys

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Ansys Student offers free access to our Ansys Workbench-based bundle. This bundle includes Ansys Mechanical, Ansys CFD, Ansys Autodyn, Ansys SpaceClaim and Ansys DesignXplorer.

Software

Ansys Student - Free Software Download

Granta Materials Data for Simulation (MDS) - Free Trial

Resources

Ansys Innovation Courses

Interactive Case Studies: Materials for Pressure Vessels

Level 3 Industrial Case Study: Aerospace Pressure Vessels

See also

Engineers Edge:  Pressure Vessel Wall Thickness Calculator (simple vessel calculation)
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #5 on: 01/13/2023 06:08 pm »
FreeDyn

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FreeDyn is a free simulation software designed for solving challenging scientific and industrial problems in multibody dynamics with systems consisting of flexible bodies. It serves as an easy-to-use software tool for modeling mechanical systems including rigid as well as flexible bodies connected by joints and constraints. The geometry can either be imported from a CAD system or designed in FreeDyn from scratch. FreeDyn solves the equations for dynamic simulations and offers an advanced visualization of solutions by graphs, plots and animations.

Software

FreeDyn download

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FreeDyn tutorials

FreeDyn portfolio





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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #6 on: 01/13/2023 06:40 pm »
thanks for writing this how-to

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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #7 on: 01/13/2023 07:11 pm »
Good show!  Thanks for all the links.
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #8 on: 01/15/2023 04:15 pm »
Great resource,  I've subscribed to Oltaris and tried oud some designs!

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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #9 on: 01/16/2023 12:36 am »
NASA - Small Spacecraft Virtual Institute

Space Mission Design Tools

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Below is a list of software tools we have found useful in the development of small spacecraft missions.
This list is restricted to publicly available software from NASA or the Open Source community.

Small Spacecraft Avionics (1)

Guidance, Navigation, and Control (1)

Satellite Constellation Remote Sensing (4)

Trajectory Design and Optimization Tools (6)

Mission Operations Software (5)

Project Cost Estimation (2)

Radiation Analysis (3)

Graphics Rendering (1)

NASA Tech Transfer Program: Over 1000 NASA released software packages in 15 different space project categories  (see previous post)
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #10 on: 01/16/2023 01:26 pm »
MIT Strategic Engineering Research Group

SpaceNet

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Simulation and modeling environment for space exploration logistics

SpaceNet is a software environment used to analyze space campaigns from a supply-chain view.

Software

SpaceNet downloads

Resources

SpaceNet applications
 
MIT Strategic Engineering

MIT Space Logistics Project
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #11 on: 01/17/2023 02:59 pm »
Power Beaming

Large PV space facilities may produce powerful electromagnetic beams, e.g., for interplanetary laser communication relays or commercial solar power transmissions.

Power beaming efficiency is high inside the Fresnel zone, and it falls off with 1/r^2 outside that zone.  The MATLAB simulator of Hutson and Rodenbeck 2021 visualizes efficiency for most any frequency, distance, aperture, and amplitude distribution.  Phased arrays are also simulated.

Code in appendices.

Refs.

Hutson, J.V. and Rodenbeck, C.T., 2021. Computation of Power Beaming Efficiency in the Fresnel Zone with Application to Amplitude and Phase Optimization. Naval Research Laboratory.
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #12 on: 02/04/2023 03:16 pm »
Greenhouse

Kuijpers, W.J., Katzin, D., van Mourik, S., Antunes, D.J., Hemming, S. and van de Molengraft, M.J., 2021. Lighting systems and strategies compared in an optimally controlled greenhouse. Biosystems Engineering, 202, pp.195-216.

Meyer, B.L., Electrical Requirements for a Spectrum of Multi-Stage Space Farms.  (h/t Asteroza).  See also:  Meyer's collection of simulation resources and popular presentations for "Space Farms, Terraforming, Closed Cycle Farming and Zero-g/Microgravity Farming".

Nguyen, M., Knowling, M., Tran, N.N., Burgess, A., Fisk, I., Watt, M., Escribà-Gelonch, M., This, H., Culton, J. and Hessel, V., 2022. Space farming: Horticulture systems on spacecraft and outlook to planetary space exploration. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Sarlikioti, V., De Visser, P.H.B. and Marcelis, L.F.M., 2011. Exploring the spatial distribution of light interception and photosynthesis of canopies by means of a functional–structural plant model. Annals of Botany, 107(5), pp.875-883.

Wallach, D., Makowski, D., Jones, J.W. and Brun, F., 2018. Working with dynamic crop models: methods, tools and examples for agriculture and environment. Academic Press.

Cf. previously noted:  BioSim software, applying NASA Advanced Life Support references.

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Calorie yield per unit area or unit volume remains a great challenge in space facility designs, where area and volume are tightly constrained.  A high-intensity wheat plot might give ~ 10x the typical greenhouse yield per m2, e.g., of Meyer 2018, but self-sufficiency greenhouses may require even greater yield density.  Greenhouse optimization might require perfection of many cycles located outside the greenhouse itself, as in Nguyen et al. 2022.

Image:  Nguyen et al. 2022, Fig. 11.  "Peripherical cycles involved in space farming."
 
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #13 on: 05/17/2023 07:55 pm »
Natural language computing

Demo:  ChatGPT with Wolfram Alpha Plugin


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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #14 on: 08/21/2023 01:24 am »
NASA Software Catalog - Crew and Life Support

h/t Slarty1080

Focus on NASA radiation modeling software:

Acute Radiation Risk and BRYNTRN Organ Dose (ARRBOD) version 2.1
(MSC-26211-1)

GCR Event-Based Risk Model (GERMCode) Code
(MSC-24760-1)

NASA Space Radiation Cancer Risk (NSCR) Model 2012
(MSC-25352-1)

HZETRN2020
(LAR-19979-1)

RITRACKS: A software for simulation of stochastic radiation track structure, micro- and nano-dosimetry, radiation chemistry and DNA damage by heavy ions
(MSC-25937-1)
 

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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
« Reply #15 on: 11/05/2023 04:28 pm »
Artificial Gravity - Control Systems

HPS

The Hybrid Simulation Platform for Space Systems (HPS) is an open-source MATLAB/Simulink library under development for "system dynamics of space vehicles, their sensors and actuators as well as the prevalent environmental conditions and disturbances".

HPS was used to encode attitude control for the Eu:CROPIS satellite, which employed magnetic spin stabilization against disturbances under artificial gravity.  Heidecker et al. 2014.

Refs.

Heidecker, A., Kato, T., Maibaum, O. and Hölzel, M., 2014, October. Attitude control system of the Eu: CROPIS mission. In 65th International Astronautical Congress. International Astronautical Federation.
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Re: Space Facility Modeling And Simulation
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Radiators

Space Calc:  panel and droplet radiators

 

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