Title Thermophysics and temperature control of spacecraft and entry vehicles / edited by Gerhard B. Heller

Published New York : Academic Press, 1966

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 867 pages) : illustrations Series Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 18 Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 18. Contents Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- The Thermophysics Committee 1965 -- The Thermophysics Committee 1966 -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Thermal Radiation Properties of Solids -- Far Infrared Reflectance of Spacecraft Coatings -- Low-Temperature Spectral Emittance Measurements -- Total Normal Emittance Measurements to 2200°C in Air -- Solar Absorptance and Thermal Emittance of Aluminum Coated with Surface Films of Evaporated Aluminum Oxide -- Low-Temperature Emittance Determinations -- Thermal Radiation Properties of Binary Mixtures Directionally Reflective Coating StudyApparatus for Spectral Bidirectional Reflectance Measurements During Ultraviolet Irradiation in Vacuum -- Total Hemispherical Thermal Emittance of Nickel as a Function of Oxide Thickness in the Temperature Range 400°-900°C -- Effect of Surface Roughness on Emittance of Nonmetals -- Radiant Heat Transfer from Nongray Surfaces with External Radiation -- II. Lunar and Planetary Thermal Environment -- Effect of Specular Ground Reflection on Radiation Leaving Top of a Planetary Atmosphere Effect of Surface Properties on Planetary AlbedoIrradiation above Atmosphere Due to Rayleigh Scattering and Diffuse Terrestrial Reflections -- Theory of Diffuse Spectral Reflectance of a Thick Layer of Absorbing and Scattering Particles -- Far-Infrared Studies of Silicate Minerals -- Directional Radiative Characteristics of Conical Cavities And Their Relation To Lunar Phenomena -- III. Effects of the Space Environment on Optical Properties of Thermal Control Surfaces -- Low-Energy Charged Particle Environment of the Earth Exploratory Trapped-Particle and Trapped-Particle-Plus-Ultraviolet Effects on the Optical Properties of Spacecraft Thermal Control CoatingsEffects of Simulated Solar-Wind Bombardment on Spacecraft Thermal Control Surfaces -- Effects of Low Energy Protons on Thermal Control Coatings -- Effects of Protons and Alpha Particles on Thermal Properties of Spacecraft and Solar Concentrator Coatings -- Mariner-Mars Absorptance Experiment -- Preliminary Results from the Ames Emissivity Experiment on OSO-II -- SNAP 10A Thermal Control Coatings IV. Physics of Vehicle and Missile EntryDetermination of Temperature Profile in Charred Phenolic Composites by Reconstruction of the Ablation Process -- Effects of Uncertainties in Thermophysical Properties on Ablation Efficiency -- Determination of Thermal Performance of Char under Heating Conditions Simulating Atmospheric Entry -- Ablation of Magnesia -- Thermal Diffusivity Measurements of Graphites and Chars Using a Pulsed Laser -- V. Thermal Modeling and Interface Conductance in Space -- Test on a Thermally Scaled Model Space Station in a Simulated Solar Environment Summary Thermophysics and Temperature Control of Spacecraft and Entry Vehicles Notes Sponsored by the AIAA Thermophysics Committee "A selection of technical papers based mainly on the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Thermophysics Specialist Conference held at Monterey, California, September 13-15, 1965." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Space vehicles -- Thermodynamics -- Congresses Materials -- Thermal properties -- Congresses TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Aeronautics & Astronautics. Materials -- Thermal properties Space vehicles -- Thermodynamics Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Heller, Gerhard B American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. Thermophysics Committee LC no. 66026844 ISBN 9781600862731 160086273X 9780123957368 0123957362

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