ENAE696

Spacecraft Thermal Design

Thermal sources in space. Black-body radiation; absorptivity and emissivity; radiative thermal equilibrium. Mutually radiating plates, view angles, and interior conduction. Techniques of spacecraft thermal analysis; approaches to passive and active thermal control.

Spring 2026

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.50 between 62 students*

ENAE696 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055606570% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 19.35%
A: 29.03%
A+: 19.35%
B-: 3.23%
B: 6.45%
B+: 12.9%
C: 1.61%
W: 4.84%
other: 3.23%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.