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Characterization of Thermal Transport in One-dimensional Solid Materials
Published on: January 26, 2014
[A mathematical model of heat exchange between astronaut and environmental medium on the Lunar surface]
Q Wu1
1Insitute of Space Medico-Engineering, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
To maintain thermal balance of astronaut, and avoid injuries by heats of the solar radiation and radiation from the Moon, a detailed analysis of heat exchange between the astronaut and the environment medium was made and a mathematical model was established. It indicates that the Lunar surface temperature and the thermal current transmitted to the astronaut change with the incident angle of the solar radiation. The thermal balance of the astronaut is affected by absorption coefficient, radiation coefficient and thermal resistance.
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