Performance analysis of an electrostatic switched radiator using heat-flux-based emissivity measurement

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 360-365

  Currano, Joseph ^a,c   Moghaddam, Saeed ^a,d   Lawler, Jahn ^a,c   Kim, Jungho ^b,c  

^a Advanced Thermal and Environmental Concepts   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Research and Development ^*

^d Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROSTATICS; RADIATORS;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RADIATOR PERFORMANCE; REAL-TIME CHANGES; REPEATABLE RESULTS; SECOND GENERATION; TRANSIENT BEHAVIOR;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 50849134656     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.35960     Document Type: Article

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