Manned Spacecraft Design Principles

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-12-804425-4
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 647 Seiten, Format (B × H): 195 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1325 g

Manned Spacecraft Design Principles presents readers with a brief, to-the-point primer that includes a detailed introduction to the information required at the preliminary design stage of a manned space transportation system.

In the process of developing the preliminary design, the book covers content not often discussed in a standard aerospace curriculum, including atmospheric entry dynamics, space launch dynamics, hypersonic flow fields, hypersonic heat transfer, and skin friction, along with the economic aspects of space flight.

Key concepts relating to human factors and crew support systems are also included, providing users with a comprehensive guide on how to make informed choices from an array of competing options. The text can be used in conjunction with Pasquale Sforza's, Commercial Aircraft Design Principles to form a complete course in Aircraft/Spacecraft Design.

Zielgruppe

<p>System and subsystem engineers, spacecraft equipment designers, spacecraft operators, space scientists, students in aerospace engineering.</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sforza, Pasquale M

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Astronautik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceMission Specification1.Earth's Atmosphere2.Hypersonic Missions in the Lower Atmosphere3.Atmospheric Entry Dynamics4.Space Launch Dynamics5.Hypersonic Flow Fields6.Hypersonic Heat Transfer and Skin Friction7.Spacecraft Configuration Design8.Safety, Reliability, and Risk Assessment9.Economic Aspects of Space Access

Appendices

Über Autor(innen)

Sforza, Pasquale M
Pasquale Sforza received his PhD from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1965. He has taught courses related to commercial airplane design at the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and the University of Florida. His research interests include propulsion, gas dynamics, and air and space vehicle design. Dr. Sforza has also acted as Co-Editor of the Journal of Directed Energy and Book Review Editor for the AIAA Journal. His previous books include Theory of Aerospace Propulsion (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2011) and Commercial Airplane Design Principles, (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2014)