Thermal Design and Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes and their Enclosures

Radio telescopes as well as communication antennas operate under the influence of gravity, temperature and wind. Among those, temperature influences may degrade the performance of a radio telescope through transient changes of the focus, pointing, path length and sensitivity, often in an unpredictab...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Greve, Albert (Author), Bremer, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edition:1st ed. 2010.
Series:Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 364
Subjects:
Astronomy-Observations.
Thermodynamics.
Heat engineering.
Heat transfer.
Mass transfer.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Radio Astronomy and Radio Telescopes
  • Radio Telescope Constructions in View of Thermal Aspects
  • Telescope Enclosures
  • The Variable Thermal Environment
  • Calculation of Solar Illumination
  • Temperature Measurements and FEM Thermal Deformation Calculations
  • Heat Transfer
  • Radiative Coupling towards Sky and Ground (External View Factor)
  • Measured Thermal Behaviour of Radio Telescopes
  • Measured Thermal Behaviour of Enclosures
  • Thermal Model Calculations
  • Beam Formation and Beam Degradation
  • Thermal Tolerances
  • Optical Telescopes and Enclosures
  • A Summary and Further Studies.

Similar Items