A interactive web tool for simulating radiative cooling in space environments. Explore how objects reject heat via thermal radiation in vacuum.
- Features templates for different solar events and material/paint
- In Custom Mode, Adjust parameters manually like emissivity, absorptivity and solar flux
- Adjustable plots of cooling curves and equilibrium temperatures
- Based on Stefan-Boltzmann's and Planck's laws of blackbody radiation.
- Educational explanations and tooltips
Notes on equations and derivations in notes/ folder.
Special thanks to open NASA resources and the aerospace thermal control community for making this knowledge accessible.
git clone https://github.com/KalebSabo/radiative-cooling-simulator.git
cd radiative-cooling-simulator
pip install -r requirements.txt
python radiative_cooling_sim.py # Run basic simulation
streamlit run app.py # Interactive dashboard