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Title Thermophysics applications to thermal design of spacecraft. Edited by Jerry T. Bevans
Published New York, Academic Press, 1970

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 580 pages) illustrations
Series Progress in astronautics and aeronautics, v. 23
Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 23.
Contents 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
Notes "A collection of technical papers drawn from the AIAA 4th Thermophysics Conference, June 16-18, 1969, and from the AIAA 7th Aerospace Sciences Meeting, January 20-22, 1969."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Space vehicles -- Thermodynamics -- Congresses
Materials -- Thermal properties -- Congresses
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 Bevans, Jerry T., editor
AIAA Thermophysics Conference (4th : 1969 : San Francisco, Calif.)
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting (7th : 1969 : New York, N.Y.)
ISBN 9781600862786
1600862780