Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design

Develop a fundamental understanding of heat transfer analysis techniques as applied to earth based spacecraft with this practical guide.

Eric A. Silk (Author)

9781107193796, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 July 2020

584 pages
25.9 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm, 1.3 kg

'Introduction to Spacecraft Thermal Design thoroughly fills a much needed gap in a growing field. Bringing together the fundamentals of heat transfer, the uniqueness of the space environment and the essentials of thermal design, it is a useful text and handy guide for student and experienced practitioner alike.' Mike Pauken, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

Develop a fundamental understanding of heat transfer analysis techniques as applied to earth based spacecraft with this practical guide. Written in a tutorial style, this essential text provides a how-to manual tailored for those who wish to understand and develop spacecraft thermal analyses. Providing an overview of basic heat transfer analysis fundamentals such as thermal circuits, limiting resistance, MLI, environmental thermal sources and sinks, as well as contemporary space based thermal technologies, and the distinctions between design considerations inherent to room temperature and cryogenic temperature applications, this is the perfect tool for graduate students, professionals and academic researchers.

1. Introduction
2. Conduction heat transfer analysis
3. Radiation heat transfer analysis
4. The space environment
5. Space-based advanced thermal conductance and storage technologies
6. Sensors, instrumentation, and test support hardware
7. Fundamentals of cryogenics
8. Developmental and environmental testing.

Subject Areas: Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP], Mechanics of fluids [TGMF], Thermodynamics & heat [PHH], Fluid mechanics [PHDF]