Heat Transfer and Spacecraft Thermal Control.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- The Thermophysics Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics -- Editorial Committee for Volume 24 -- Introduction -- The Status of Thermophysics as a Multidiscipline Area in Astronautics and Aeronautics -- Surface Radiation Properties -- Fundamental Aspects -- Effects of Ultraviolet Irradiation on Zinc Oxide -- Surface Recombination Centers as Protection against Vacuum Photolysis of Thermal Control Coatings -- A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Light Scattering in Thermal Control Materials -- An Investigation of the Validity of Kirchhoff's Law for Freely Radiating Metallic Surfaces -- Analytical Aspects -- Investigation of the Effects of Surface Roughness upon Reflectance -- Imperfect Reflections in Thermal Radiation Transfer -- Engineering Measurements -- Determination of Hemispherical Emittance by Measurements of Infrared Bihemispherical Reflectance -- Hemispherical Thermal Emittance of Copper as a Function of Oxidation Conditions -- Investigation of the Emittance of Coated Refractory Metals -- Measurement of Bidirectional Reflectance Using a Photographic Technique -- Super- and Subspecular Maxima in the Angular Distribution of Polarized Radiation Reflected from Roughened Dielectric Surfaces -- Thermal Joint Conductance -- Prediction of Thermal Contact Conductance between Similar Metal Surfaces -- Experimental Confirmation of Cyclic Thermal Joint Conductance -- Investigation of Thermal Isolation Materials for Contacting Surfaces -- Thermal Constriction Resistance between Contacting Metallic Paraboloids: Application to Instrument Bearings -- Heat Transfer Analysis -- Radiant Heat Transfer in Reflector Systems -- Thermal Network Correction Techniques -- Influence of a Nonabsorbing Gas in Radiation-Conduction Interaction.

Transient Heat Flow in Three-Dimensional Sandwich Panels -- Multilayer Insulation -- Thermal Characteristics of Multilayer Insulation -- Effective Conductance along Parallel Radiation Shields -- A Method of Increasing the Lateral Thermal Resistance of Multilayer Insulation Blankets -- Numerical Evaluation of Multilayer Insulation System Performance -- Extravehicular Space Suit Thermal Insulations -- Thermal Control Devices -- Selection of Solid-Liquid Phase-Change Materials for Spacecraft Thermal Control -- Transient Response of a Solid with Thermal-Galvano-Magnetic Effects -- Thermal Testing of Inflatable Solar Shields for Cryogenic Space Vehicles -- Testing of an Aluminum Radiator with Liquid Metal Coolant -- Stager Radiator Design for Low Temperature Spacecraft Applications -- Martian Soft Lander Insulation study -- Index of Contributors.

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