Flow Analyses for Spacecraft

摘要

The design and construction of International Space Station elements such as Columbus, the Automated Transfer Vehicle and the Cupola are inherently different from those of classical spacecraft due largely to the need for pressurisation of the structure. Air revitalisation in the crew areas and prevention of the accumulation of pockets of dangerous gases in stagnant regions require a well-controlled flow field, for both safety and comfort. Conductive and radiative heat fluxes are then no longer the only heat-flow mechanisms and heat transfer by forced convection also needs to be taken into account~*.