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Manned spacecraft design principles, Pasquale M. Sforza

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Manned spacecraft design principles

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929851533

Pasquale M. Sforza

Elsevier aerospace engineering series

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

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 Environment2.1.1 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 Units2.5.2 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 Atmosphere4.4 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 Energy5.2.2 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