Spacecraft Thermal Control

by Gustavo Alonso, José Meseguer, Angel Sanz-Andrés, et al.

Thermal control systems are an essential element of spacecraft design, ensuring that all parts of the spacecraft remain within acceptable temperature ranges at all times. Spacecraft thermal control describes the fundamentals of thermal control design and reviews current thermal control technologies. The book begins with an overview of space missions and a description of the space environment, followed by coverage of the heat transfer processes relevant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845699963
• ISBN13: 9781845699963
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"