TPS MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEAT CONDUCTION PROGRAM

( ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP. )

The Thermal Protection System (TPS) for the Space Shuttle consists of an
outer layer of rigid surface insulation tiles. It is important that an
accurate understanding of the thermal behavior of this system be obtained
prior to usage. This computer program was developed to compute the
transient temperature history and the steady-state temperatures of complex
body geometries in three dimensions. Emphasis has been placed on the type
of problems associated with the TPS, but the program could be used in the
thermal analysis of most three-dimensional systems.

The thermal model is subdivided into sections, or nodes, to a level of

approximation which yields the desired level of accuracy. Input to the
program consists of a geometrical description of the physical system, the
material properties, and selected boundary conditions. The boundary
conditions are used to account for heat flux, reradiation, radiation
interchange, convection, fixed temperatures, and phase changes. The program
will accomodate a thermal model with as many as 500 nodes, 4000 conductors,
3600 radiation interchange conductors, and 75 of each type of boundary
condition. The program solves the differential equations describing the
transient and steady state behavior of the model using finite difference
techniques. For the transient analysis, the user may select either a forward
difference method, a midpoint difference (Crank-Nicolson) method, a backward
difference method, or an alternating direction method to numerically solve the
governing equations. For the steady-state analysis, a modified backward
difference method is available. Program output is in the form of temperature
versus time histories for each section of the thermal model.

This program is available in both IBM and CDC machine versions. The IBM
version is written in FORTRAN IV and OS ASSEMBLER for batch execution and
has been implemented on an IBM 370 series computer with a central memory
requirement of approximately 450K of 8 bit bytes. The CDC version is written
in all FORTRAN IV for batch execution and has been implemented on a CDC CYBER
170 series computer with a segmented memory requirement of approximately
230K (octal) of 60 bit words. This heat conduction program was originally
developed in 1976 with the latest update occuring in 1979.

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IBM VERSION

LANGUAGE: FORTRAN IV ( 89 %); ASSEMBLER ( 11 %);

MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: IBM 370 SERIES

PROGRAM SIZE: APPROXIMATELY 8,009 SOURCE STATEMENTS

DISTRIBUTION MEDIA: 9 Track 1600 BPI IBM IEHMOVE Format Magnetic Tape

PROGRAM NUMBER: MSC-16159

DOMESTIC - DOCUMENTATION PRICE: $37.00 PROGRAM PRICE: $500.00

INTERNATIONAL - DOCUMENTATION PRICE: $74.00 PROGRAM PRICE: $1000.00

 CDC VERSION

LANGUAGE: FORTRAN IV

MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: CDC CYBER 70 SERIES

PROGRAM SIZE: APPROXIMATELY 8,140 SOURCE STATEMENTS

DISTRIBUTION MEDIA: 9 Track 1600 BPI EBCDIC Card Image Format Magnetic Tape

PROGRAM NUMBER: MSC-18616

DOMESTIC - DOCUMENTATION PRICE: $37.00 PROGRAM PRICE: $500.00

INTERNATIONAL - DOCUMENTATION PRICE: $74.00 PROGRAM PRICE: $1000.00