CubeSat Thermal Design & Analysis for Beginners

I recently discovered a small, but lovely community called STEMN, the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Network. It is a collaboration tool for people all over the world to contribute to space projects. People post projects and questions and get feedback. and answers. I have seen a lot of student CubeSat projects there, and while students (as expected), have a lot to learn, I have noticed that many of them struggle more in the area of thermal analysis. That is why I made a tutorial to help students understand the thermal environment, perform basic analysis, and design for passive thermal control.

Part I