SPACECRAFT THERMAL CONTROL HANDBOOK - VOL.2 - CRYOGENICS

This volume collects information necessary for the design, analysis, testing, and operation of the various instruments, sensors, and other devices that must be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. Topics of the 23 chapters include stored expendable cooling systems, radiant coolers, cryogenic radiator design and performance, the components in a closed-cycle Joule-Thomson cryocooler, integration of a cooler into a spacecraft system, thermal control margins, and flexible conductive links. The first edition of the Spacecraft thermal control handbook published in 1994 contained only one chapter on cryogenic systems.