Simulation profiles¶
Ready-made .ini configurations for the most common MoCSI setups. Pick the profile closest to your case, copy it into your simulation directory, and edit from there. Feature tags call out which options each profile turns on.
1D profiles¶
Single-facet / single-surface-point simulations. Fast to iterate on — useful for validating physics or testing new modules before going quasi-3D.
Constant flux, top and bottom
Fixed heat flux at both boundaries; interior temperature evolution in a single 1D column.
Surface energy balance, const flux bottom
Surface energy balance at the top with a fixed solar direction; fixed-flux base. Single 1D column, no shape model.
SEB with SPICE, const flux bottom
Surface energy balance at the top with the solar vector taken from SPICE kernels each step; fixed-flux base. Single 1D column, no shape model.
Sinusoidal temperature, const flux bottom
Analytical-style setup for validation with a prescribed sinusoidal surface temperature.
Quasi-3D profiles (shape model)¶
Each facet of a shape model runs a 1D simulation. Enable radiosity for facet-to-facet scattered light and self-heating; enable SPICE for real ephemerides-driven geometry.
SEB on shape model
Surface energy balance per facet using a fixed solar direction; facets evolve independently with no radiative coupling.
SEB on shape model + radiosity
Surface energy balance per facet, with facet-to-facet scattered light and self-heating via the radiosity equations (Potter et al., 2023). Fixed solar direction.
SEB on shape model + SPICE
Surface energy balance per facet with SPICE-driven solar direction and body orientation each step; facets evolve independently.
SEB on shape model + SPICE + radiosity
Full-physics option: SPICE-driven solar direction and body orientation each step, plus facet-to-facet radiosity for scattered light and self-heating.