Handbook of Space Technology [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Ley Wilfried
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (908 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.4
• Soggetto topico: Aeronautics; Aeronautics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Astrodynamics; Astrodynamics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Astronautics; Astronautics -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Space sciences; Space sciences -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics; Mechanical Engineering; Engineering & Applied Sciences
• Altri autori: WittmannKlaus HallmannWilli
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Handbook of Space Technology; Contents; Foreword; Preface; The Editors; The Authors; 1 Introduction; Bibliography; 1.1 Historical Overview; 1.1.1 Introduction; 1.1.2 The Development of Unmanned German and European Space Flight; 1.1.3 The Development of Human Space Flight in Europe; Bibliography; 1.2 Space Missions; 1.2.1 Space System Segments; 1.2.2 Design of System Segments for Space Flight Missions; 1.2.3 Space Flight Mission Classification; Bibliography; 2 Fundamentals; 2.1 The Space Environment; 2.1.1 Spacecraft and the Space Environment ; 2.1.2 Influence of the Sun and the Space Background2.1.3 Influence of the Earth; 2.1.4 Effect on Spacecraft and Mission Design; Bibliography; 2.2 Orbital Mechanics; 2.2.1 Orbit Modeling; 2.2.2 Orbit Determination; 2.2.3 Orbit Design and Station Keeping; Bibliography; 2.3 Aerothermodynamics and Reentry; 2.3.1 Introduction; 2.3.2 Global Energy Considerations; 2.3.3 Fluid Mechanical and Chemical Phenomena during Reentry; 2.3.4 Heat Flux Balance and Thermal Protection Systems; 2.3.5 Reentry Trajectory; 2.3.6 Aerodynamic Considerations; 2.3.7 Tools for the Determination of Aerothermodynamic Data ; Bibliography2.4 Meteoroids and Space Debris; 2.4.1 The Environmental Conditions; 2.4.2 Future Development and Debris Mitigation Measures; 2.4.3 Impact Flux and Impact Risk; 2.4.4 Protection of Spacecraft Against Impacting Particles; 2.4.5 Mission Planning; Bibliography; 3 Space Transportation Systems; 3.1 Systems; 3.1.1 Introduction; 3.1.2 Fundamentals; 3.1.3 Building Blocks; 3.1.4 Project Phases; 3.1.5 Overview of Launch Systems; Bibliography; 3.2 Multistage Rocket Technologies; 3.2.1 Introduction and Overview; 3.2.2 Mission Profiles and Operation; 3.2.3 Components and Subsystems ; 3.2.4 Stage System Design Process and Technology3.3 Propulsion Systems; 3.3.1 Chemical Propulsion Basics; 3.3.2 Types of Engines; 3.3.3 Engine Components; 3.3.4 Special Problems; 3.3.5 Facilities for Rocket Engine Testing; 3.3.6 Future Propulsion Systems; Bibliography; 3.4 Launch Infrastructure; 3.4.1 Requirements and Missions; 3.4.2 Concepts; 3.4.3 One Realized Example: Ariane 5; 3.4.4 Major Launch Sites; 3.5 System Qualification; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Categories of Qualification; 3.5.3 Mechanical Qualification; 3.5.4 Functional Qualification; 4 Subsystems of Spacecraft ; 4.1 Structure and Mechanisms4.1.1 The Primary Structure of the Spacecraft; 4.1.2 Secondary and Deployable Structures; 4.1.3 Structural Analysis; 4.1.4 Qualification of the Spacecraft Structure; 4.1.5 Mechanisms; Bibliography; 4.2 Electrical Power Supply; 4.2.1 Energy Generation; 4.2.2 Power Sources; 4.2.3 Designing an Optimized Electrical Power System Architecture; 4.2.4 Electrical Power System Architectures; 4.2.5 Solar Array; 4.2.6 Energy Storage; 4.2.7 Design Fundamentals of EPS Systems; Bibliography; 4.3 Thermal Control; 4.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.2 Basic Thermal Principles ; 4.3.3 Development of the Thermal System
• Sommario/riassunto: Twenty years since the first edition was published in the German language, and just over fifty years since the launch of the Earth's first ever artificial satellite Sputnik 1, this third edition of the Handbook of Space Technology presents in fully integrated colour a detailed insight into the fascinating world of space for the first time in the English language. Authored by over 70 leading experts from universities, research institutions and the space industry, this comprehensive handbook describes the processes and methodologies behind the development, construction, operation
• Titolo autorizzato: Handbook of Space Technology
• ISBN: 1-282-12335-1; 9786612123351; 0-470-74243-7; 1-61583-633-0; 0-470-74241-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910146139203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Aerospace Series