Manned spacecraft design principles

by Sforza, P. M.

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Title Statements

Full title :Manned spacecraft design principles / Pasquale M. Sforza.

Summary

This book 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 book can be used in conjunction with Sforza's, Commercial Aircraft Design Principles to form a complete course in Aircraft/Spacecraft Design.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Elsevier
Place of Publication:Amsterdam
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

Notes

Descripción basada en el recurso electrónico; tít. tomado del PDF (EBSCO, visitado en Diciembre 9, 2015).

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780124199767, 0124199763, 0124199526, 9780124199521, 9780128044254, 012804425X
oclc:ocn984771771
Dewey Decimal:629.45

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…