Heat Transfer in Aerospace Applications

Chapter 1

Introduction

Abstract

This chapter introduces heat transfer in general and then presents specific topics of significance for aerospace applications. Issues on thermal management, cryogenic matters, low-density heat transfer, microgravity, heat pipes, auxiliary equipment, computational methods, and certain measurement methods are then briefly introduced. Later chapters give a more thorough analysis of these various topics.

Keywords

Boundary layer interaction; Heat exchange; Heat transfer modes; High heat flux; Shock wave; Thermal management

1.1. Heat Transfer in General

Heat is a form of energy that is always transferred from the hot part to the cold part in a substance or from a body at a high temperature to another body at a lower temperature. ...