Aerospace thermal structures and materials for a new era / edited by Earl A. Thornton.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Thornton, Earl A.

Conference Name:

University of Virginia Thermal Structures Conference (2nd : 1994 : Charlottesville, Va.)

Series:

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 168.

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; v. 168

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space vehicles--Thermodynamics--Congresses.

Space vehicles.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presenting recent advances in technology for high-temperature structures and materials, this book should be of interest to engineers and material scientists working on advanced aeronautics and astronautics projects that involve elevated temperatures. Other topics dicussed include high-speed flight in the atmosphere, propulsion systems, and orbiting spacecraft.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Analysis of Thermal Structures""; ""Numerical Modeling of a Cryogenic Fluid within a Fuel Tank""; ""Thermocryogenic Buckling and Stress Analyses of a Partially Filled Cryogenic Tank Subjected to Cylindrical Strip Heating""; ""Random Vibration of Thermally Buckled Plates""; ""On Thermally-Induced Vibrations of Structures in Space""; ""Transient Thermal-Structural Response of a Space Structure with Thermal Control Materials""; ""Chapter 2. Experimental Studies of Thermal Structures""

""Boundary Conditions for Aerospace Thermal-Structural Tests""""Inverse Analysis for Structural Boundary Condition Characterization of a Panel Test Fixture""; ""An Experimental Investigation of Thermally Induced Vibrations of Spacecraft Structures""; ""Chapter 3. Analysis of High Temperature Compsosites""; ""Recent Advances in the Mechanics of Functionally Graded Compsosites""; ""Micromechanical Analysis of Thermal Response in Textile-Based Compsosites""; ""Recent Advances in the Sensitivity Analysis for the Thermomechanical Postbuckling of Composites Panels""

""Laser Induced Thermal Stresses in Composite Materials""""Quantification of Uncertainties of Hot-Wet Composite Long Term Behavior""; ""Minimizing Thermal Deformation by Using Layered Structures""; ""Harmonic Generalized Thermoelastic Waves in Anisotropic Laminated Compsosites""; ""The Superplastic Deformation Behavior of Physical Vapor Deposited Ti-6Al-4V""; ""Chapter 4. Performance of Aircraft Materials""; ""Aluminum Alloys for Subsonic Aircraft""; ""Materials Requirements for Aircraft Engines""; ""Benefits Estimation of New Engine Technology Insertion""; ""Author Index for Volume""

Notes:

"Technical papers selected from the second University of Virginia Thermal Structures Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, October 18-20, 1994, and subsequently revised for this volume."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60086-636-0

1-60086-417-1

OCLC:

922979018