Overview
- Addresses the design and validation of thermal control systems for various types of Chinese spacecraft
- Introduces readers to methodologies for implementing thermal control systems in spacecraft, including thermal environments, system design, thermal analysis, and simulation and thermal testing
- Includes new advanced thermal control technologies developed in recent years, and their applications
Part of the book series: Space Science and Technologies (SST)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
Keywords
- Spacecraft Thermal Control
- Heat and Mass Transfer
- Temperature Uniformity
- Thermal Characteristics
- Space Thermal Environment
- Spacecraft Thermal Control System
- Spacecraft Thermal Control Design
- Thermal Control Technology
- Heat Acquisition
- Heat Transportation
- Energy Storage
- Heat Insulation
- Temperature Measurement
- Thermal Design Example
- Thermal Simulation and Analysis
- Thermal Testing
- Pumped Fluid Loop
- Phase-Change Material
About this book
The book discusses the thermal environments commonly used for space flight missions, rules and regulations for system design, thermal analysis and simulation, and thermal testing methods, as well as the design and validation of the thermal control systems for Chinese spacecraft, such as the Shenzhou spacecraft and Chang’e Lunar Lander and Rover. It also introduces them to communication and remote sensing satellites and presents advanced thermal control technologies developed in recent years, including heat transfer, heat insulation, heating, refrigeration and thermal sensor technologies.
Addressing the design and validation of thermal control systems for various types of Chinese spacecraft, the book offers a valuable theoretical and practical reference guide for researchers and engineers alike.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Qi Zhong is a Research Fellow and an expert on aerospace thermal control at the Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, CAST. He is also an Academic and Technological Leader at the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation. Actively engaged in spacecraft thermal control subsystem design, thermal analysis research and thermal control subsystem development, he has received 6 awards for scientific and technological achievements, holds 20 invention patents and has published more than 40 papers.
Dr. Qiwei Zhao is a Professor of Space Thermophysics at Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering，CAST and a member of the editorial committee of Spacecraft Engineering. Dr. Zhao was responsible for the thermal control design and testing of Chinese tracking and data relay satellites. He has also been an advisor on thermal control design for the development of various communication satellite platforms, e.g. the DFH-4S, DFH-4E and DFH-5.
Professor Xin Zhao serves on the professional committee of the Science and Technology Commission of Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering. He has been actively engaged in research on technologies for thermal control design and thermal analysis. For the past few decades, he has served as the Chief Designer of thermal control subsystems for many spacecraft. He has received several national or ministerial science and technology awards including the Second Class Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spacecraft Thermal Control Technologies
Authors: Jianyin Miao, Qi Zhong, Qiwei Zhao, Xin Zhao
Series Title: Space Science and Technologies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4984-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4983-0Published: 20 August 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-4986-1Published: 20 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-4984-7Published: 19 August 2020
Series ISSN: 2730-6410
Series E-ISSN: 2730-6429
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 360
Number of Illustrations: 209 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Energy Storage, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer