Book description
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 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 text can be used in conjunction with Pasquale Sforza's, Commercial Aircraft Design Principles to form a complete course in Aircraft/Spacecraft Design.
- Presents 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
- Involves the reader in the preliminary design of a modern manned spacecraft and associated launch vehicle
- Includes key concepts relating to human factors and crew support systems
- Contains standard, empirical, and classical methods in support of the design process
- Culminates in the preparation of a professional quality design report
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Introduction and Outline of a Spacecraft Design Report
- Chapter 1. Manned Spaceflight
- Chapter 2. Earth’s Atmosphere
- Chapter 3. The Space Environment
- Chapter 4. Manned Hypersonic Missions in the Atmosphere
- Chapter 5. Orbital Mechanics
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Chapter 6. Atmospheric Entry Mechanics
- Abstract
- 6.1 General Equations of Motion
- 6.2 Gliding Entry Trajectories
- 6.3 Deceleration During Entry
- 6.4 Heating During Entry
- 6.5 Ballistic Entry
- 6.6 Gliding Entry
- 6.7 Low-Speed Return and Recovery: Parachutes
- 6.8 Low-Speed Return and Recovery: Spaceplanes
- 6.9 Summary of Constants and Parameters
- 6.10 Nomenclature
- References
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Chapter 7. Launch Mechanics
- Abstract
- 7.1 General Equations for Launch Vehicles
- 7.2 Thrust, Lift, and Drag for a Simplified Boost Analysis
- 7.3 The Nondimensional Equations of Motion
- 7.4 Simplified Boost Analysis with Constant Thrust and Zero Lift and Drag
- 7.5 Staging of Rockets
- 7.6 Longitudinal Stability of Launch Vehicles
- 7.7 General Launch Vehicle Design Considerations
- 7.8 Summary of Constants and Parameters
- 7.9 Nomenclature
- References
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Chapter 8. Spacecraft Flight Mechanics
- Abstract
- 8.1 Space Vehicle Flight Mechanics and Performance Analysis
- 8.2 Hypersonic Aerodynamics
- 8.3 Blunt Bodies in Hypersonic Flight
- 8.4 Slender Bodies in Hypersonic Flight
- 8.5 Thermodynamic Properties of Air
- 8.6 Dynamics of Spacecraft
- 8.7 Spacecraft Control Systems
- 8.8 Summary of Constants and Conversion Factors
- 8.9 Nomenclature
- References
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Chapter 9. Thermal Protection Systems
- Abstract
- 9.1 Basic Stagnation Point Heat Transfer Correlations
- 9.2 Approximate Air Chemistry
- 9.3 Stagnation Point Heat Transfer
- 9.4 Heat Transfer Around a Hemispherical Nose
- 9.5 Heat Transfer Around a Spherically Capped Cone
- 9.6 Heat Shields for Reentry Vehicles
- 9.7 Heat Transfer Similarity Parameters
- 9.8 Heat Shield Development and Practical Applications
- 9.9 Constants, Conversions, and TPS Acronyms
- 9.10 Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 10. Spacecraft Configuration Design
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Chapter 11. Safety, Reliability, and Risk Assessment
- Abstract
- 11.1 System Safety and Reliability
- 11.2 Apportioning Mission Reliability
- 11.3 The Reliability Function
- 11.4 Failure Rate Models and Reliability Estimation
- 11.5 Apportionment Goals
- 11.6 Overview of Probabilistic Risk Assessment
- 11.7 Top Functional Failures of Spacecraft
- 11.8 PRA of the Space Shuttle
- 11.9 Crew Flight Safety
- 11.10 Human Factors in Risk Management
- 11.11 The Weibull Distribution
- 11.12 Nomenclature
- References
- Chapter 12. Economic Aspects of Space Access
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Appendix A. Hypersonic Aerodynamics
- A.1 One-Dimensional Flow Relations
- A.2 Normal Shocks
- A.3 Stagnation Pressure on a Body in Hypersonic Flow
- A.4 Oblique Shocks
- A.5 Small Disturbance Theory
- A.6 Prandtl–Meyer Expansion
- A.7 Conical Flow
- A.8 Newtonian Flow
- A.9 Influence of Body Shape
- A.10 Effects of Angle of Attack
- A.11 Nomenclature
- References
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Appendix B. Spaceplane Coordinates
- B.1 Space Shuttle Orbiter
- B.2 USAF/NASA X-24C
- B.3 North American X-15
- B.4 Soviet Spaceplane Bor-4
- B.5 Northrop HL-10 Lifting Body
- B.6 Hermes Spaceplane
- B.7 Institute of Space and Astronautical Sciences HIMES Spaceplane (Japan)
- B.8 Estimated Lift Drag and Moment Data for Several Spaceplanes
- B.9 Similarities in Hypersonic Spaceplanes
- B.10 Nomenclature
- Index
Product information
- Title: Manned Spacecraft Design Principles
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2015
- Publisher(s): Butterworth-Heinemann
- ISBN: 9780124199767
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