Manned spacecraft design principles

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 conte...

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Otros Autores: Sforza, P. M., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Elsevier [2016]
Colección:Elsevier aerospace engineering series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630008906719
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  • Front Cover; Manned Spacecraft Design Principles; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Introduction and Outline of a Spacecraft Design Report; I.1 Subjects Covered; I.2 An Approach for a Design Course; I.2.1 Preparation of the Design Report; I.2.2 Outline of the Design Report; I.3 Suggestions for Report Preparation; 1 Manned Spaceflight; 1.1 Where Space Begins; 1.2 Staying in Space; 1.3 Getting into Space; 1.4 The First Fifty Years of Human Spaceflight; 1.5 The Near Future of Human Spaceflight; 1.6 Nomenclature; 1.6.1 Subscripts; References; 2 Earth's Atmosphere; 2.1 The Atmospheric Environment
  • 2.1.1 Vertical Structure According to Temperature2.1.2 Vertical Structure According to Composition; 2.2 Equation of State and Hydrostatic Equilibrium; 2.3 The 1976 U.S. Standard Atmosphere Model; 2.3.1 The Lower and Middle Atmosphere: 0-100km; 2.3.2 Properties of the Lower and Middle Atmosphere; 2.3.3 Atmospheric Scale Height; 2.3.4 The Upper Atmosphere: 100-500km; 2.4 Flow Properties Using the Atmospheric Models; 2.4.1 Reynolds Number and Mach Number; 2.4.2 Dynamic Pressure; 2.4.3 Atmospheric Property Curve Fits; 2.5 Tables of Atmospheric Properties; 2.5.1 Tables in SI Units
  • 2.5.2 Tables in English Units2.6 Other Model Atmospheres; 2.7 Nomenclature; 2.7.1 Subscripts; References; 3 The Space Environment; 3.1 Gravitational Effects; 3.2 Gas Density and Drag Effects; 3.3 The Sun; 3.4 The Magnetic Field; 3.5 Van Allen Radiation Belts; 3.6 The Ionosphere; 3.7 Meteoroids and Orbital Debris; 3.8 Spacecraft Charging; 3.9 Useful Constants, Acronyms, and Conversions; 3.10 Nomenclature; 3.10.1 Subscript; References; 4 Manned Hypersonic Missions in the Atmosphere; 4.1 Transatmospheric Manned Missions; 4.2 Transatmospheric Vehicles; 4.3 Flight Trajectories in the Atmosphere
  • 4.4 Reusable Spaceplane Design Issues4.4.1 Aerodynamic Design Issues; 4.4.2 Operational Design Issues; 4.4.3 Propulsion Design Issues; 4.5 Transatmospheric Flight Missions in the Near Future; 4.6 Nomenclature; 4.6.1 Subscripts; References; 5 Orbital Mechanics; 5.1 Space Mission Geometry; 5.1.1 Orbits and How They Work; 5.1.2 Closed Orbits in a Central Force Field; 5.1.3 Earth Orbit Characteristics; 5.1.4 In-Plane Orbital Transfer: Intersecting Orbits; 5.1.5 In-Plane Orbital Transfer: Nonintersecting Orbits; 5.2 Energy and Angular Momentum in Orbits; 5.2.1 Conservation of Energy
  • 5.2.2 Conservation of Angular Momentum5.2.3 Open Orbits: Parabolic Orbits and Escape Speed; 5.2.4 Open Orbits: Hyperbolic Orbits and Excess Speed; 5.3 Orbital Transfer for Atmospheric Entry; 5.4 The Ground Track of an Orbit; 5.4.1 Defining the Orbit; 5.4.2 The Spacecraft's Latitude; 5.4.3 The Spacecraft's Longitudinal Angle; 5.4.4 Effect of the Earth's Rotation on Longitude; 5.4.5 Effect of Regression of Nodes on Longitude; 5.4.6 Effect of Rotation of Apsides on Longitude; 5.4.7 The Spacecraft's Longitude; 5.4.8 A View of the Ground Tracks of the Example Cases; 5.5 The Spacecraft Horizon
  • 5.5.1 The Horizon Footprint