Review of modern spacecraft thermal control technologies

HVAC and R Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 189-220

  Hengeveld, Derek W ^a   Mathison, Margaret M ^a   Braun, James E ^a   Groll, Eckhard A ^a   Williams, Andrew D ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON NANOTUBES; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT; YARN;

SPACECRAFT THERMAL CONTROL; TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION;

THERMAL VARIABLES CONTROL;

EID: 77950306845     PISSN: 10789669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2010.10390900     Document Type: Article

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