Thermophysics [[electronic resource] ] : Applications to Thermal Design of Spacecraft

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781404503321
• Autore: Bevans Jerry T
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Reston, : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2000
• ISBN: 1-60086-497-X; 1-60086-278-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (599 p.)
• Collana: Progress in astronautics and aeronautics Thermophysics
• Disciplina: 629.47/1
• Soggetti: Materials -- Thermal properties -- Congresses; Space vehicles -- Thermodynamics -- Congresses; Space vehicles - Thermodynamics - Congresses; Materials - Congresses - Thermal properties; Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences; Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Preface ""; ""The Thermophysics Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics""; ""Editorial Committee for Volume 23""; ""Table of Contents ""; ""I. Experimental Thermophysical Properties""; ""Conduction""; ""Thermal Isolation with Low-Conductance Interstitial Materials under Compressive Loads ""; ""Thermal Contact Resistance Measurements at Ambient Pressures of One Atmosphere to 3 X 10 ~12 mm Hg and Comparison with Theoretical Predictions ""; ""Column Method of Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Gases: Results on Carbon Monoxide and Oxygen """"Radiation""; ""Portable Reflectometer ""; ""Investigation of a Model for Bidirectional Reflectance of Rough Surfaces ""; ""Solar Absorptance and Hemispherical Emittance of Various Metals at Space Conditions ""; ""Combined Radiation, Convection, and/or Conduction""; ""A Study of Heat-Transfer Processes in Multilayer Insulations ""; ""Opacified Fibrous Insulations ""; ""Techniques for Improving the Thermal Performance of Low-Density ; Fibrous Insulation ""; ""Phase Change""; ""Microscopic Observation of Interfacial Phenomena """"Space Environmental Effects upon Radiation Properties""; ""Radiation-Induced Absorption Bands in Spacecraft Thermal Control Coating Pigments ""; ""Electron Energy Dependance for In-Vacuum Degradation and Recovery in Thermal Control Surfaces ""; ""Results from the ATS-3 Reflectometer Experiment ""; ""II. Analytical Predictions Of Thermophysical Properties""; ""Radiation from a Bounded Medium""; ""Distribution of Solar Energy Reflected from Earth by a Scattering Atmosphere ""; ""Radiative Equilibrium of a Gray Medium Bounded by Nonisothermal Walls """"Directional Emittance from Emitting, Absorbing, and Scattering Media ""; ""Surface Radiation Properties""; ""Apparent Radiation Properties of a Rough Surface ""; ""Effect of Thin Surface Films on the Radiative Properties of Metal Surfaces ""; ""III. Thermal Design Of Spacecraft Systems""; ""Thermal Design Techniques""; ""Distributed Parameter Space Radiator Dynamic Analysis ""; ""An ATS-E Solar Cell Space Radiator Utilizing Heat Pipes ""; ""Two-Component Heat Pipes ""; ""Scale Modeling of a Multilayer Insulated Spacecraft for Use in a Preliminary Design Study """"Parametric Thermal Control Requirements for Future Manned Spacecraft ""; ""Planetary Landers""; ""Thermal Considerations of a Landed Vehicle on the Surface of Mars ""; ""Mars Lander Thermal Control System Parametric Studies ""; ""Thermal Design, Analysis, and Testing of a Full-Size Planetary Lander Model ""; ""Index of Contributors ""