Space Technologies, Materials and Structures, Vol. 2 Book

	Foreword to the English Edition of Book
	Editorial
	Authors' Affiliations
	List of Abbreviations
Ch. 1	Space Technologies are a Reality	1
	Welding in Space	3
	Space Technology Issues	4
	Ten Years of Space Technology	8
	Tested in Orbit	11
	Milestones in Space Exploration (1969-2000)	19
	State-of-the-Art and Prospects for Development of Aerospace Engineering in the USSR	28
Ch. 2	Space as a Processing Environment	33
	Technological Aspects of Space Welding	35
	Special Factors and Future Development of Space Welding	41
	Formation of Electron Beams for Process and Research Work in Space
	Some Results of Works Made by the Soviet Scientists in the Field of a Space Technology	52
	Mathematical Modelling and Experimental Study of Processes of Evaporation of Alloys in Microgravity Conditions	56
	On New Problems of Technological Processes Control in Space	64
	Prediction of Life of Structural Materials and Their Joints Exposed to Long-Term Service in Space	71
	Application of Welding for Repair of Space Objects	75
	Scientific-Technical Substantiation of <> Space Experiment	77
	Diagnostics of Space Objects Using the Method of Acoustic Emission	83
	Peculiarities of Equipment for Technological Works in Space	85
	Experience of Design of Process Equipment for Performance of Work in Space Vehicles	88
	Hardware for Control of Onboard Technological Equipment	100
Ch. 3	Processing Experiments Under Microgravity	111
	Ground-Based Retrofitting	113
	Special Features of Training Cosmonaut-Operators to Perform Processing Operations	113
	Facility for Studying Technological Processes under Simulated Space Conditions
	Ergonomic Aspects of Welding Operations Performance in Space	122
	Influence of Gravity and Protective Clothing on Cosmonaut-Welder Performance	128
	Training Facility for Simulation of Welding Operations Performance in Space	137
	Device for Provision of Safe Operation of Manual Electron Beam Tool in Space	142
	System of Monitoring the Position of an Electron Beam Hand Tool	146
	Safety System of Electron Beam Tool	152
	Welding, Cutting and Brazing of Metals	154
	Experiment on Metal Welding in Space	154
	Features of Equipment and Processes of Electron Beam Welding and Cutting in Space
	Investigation of Melting and Transfer of Electrode Metal in Welding under Conditions of Varying Gravity	168
	Performance of Manual Electron Beam Welding in Space	174
	Testing of Manual Electron Beam Welding Tool in Open Space	178
	Welding Equipment for Space Applications	184
	Work on Manual Electron Beam Technology in Space
	Some Features of Formation of Brazed Joints with Radiant Heating under Conditions of Gravity and Zero Gravity	212
	Welding Aluminium Alloy 1201 by Radiant Energy of the Sun	217
	Features of Chemical Element Migration in the Subsurface Layers of Metals and Alloys During Thermal Cycling	220
	Design, Based on EBW Application under Extreme Conditions	227
	Investigation of the Properties and Structure of 1201 Alloy Joints Electron Beam Welded at Different Gravity Levels and Low Temperatures	229
	Influence of Gravity Forces, Dissolved Hydrogen and Initial Temperature on the Properties and Tightness of Joints in EBW of Light Structural Alloys	236
	Investigation of the Structure and Element Distribution in Welded Joints, Made by the Electron Beam on Alloys 1201 and AMg6 at Zero Gravity	240
	Calculation of a Multilayer Tubular Item Heating in Brazing	245
	Modelling of Thermal Process in Piping Repair in Space	249
	Analysis of Tubular Element Permanent Joints of Braze-Welding and Brazing Type, Made Using the VHT	258
	Technology of Vacuum Soldering of Connections in Truss Structures of Aluminium Alloys	264
	Formation of Brazed Joints of Thin-Walled Structures in Space	267
	Some Problems of Welding Sheet Metal in Space	278
	Analysis of the Results of Space Experiments, Conducted Using VHT	283
	Manual Electron Beam Welding of Sheet Metal in Open Space	289
	Bases of Orbital Joining Technologies. Requirements for Equipment for Welding in Space	297
	Hybrid Laser-Microplasma Welding of Thin Sections of Metals	304
	Results of Experiments on Manual EBW in a Manned Space Simulation Test Chamber	311
	Coating Deposition	319
	Development of the Technique of Thin-Film Coating Deposition in Space	319
	Equipment for Coating Deposition by Electron Beam Evaporation Process at Microgravity	321
	Comparative Analysis of the Structure of Pure Metal Films, Condensed in Space and on the Ground	331
	Some Results of Analysis of Coating Samples, Produced in Space	335
	Investigation of the Influence of Gravity on the Composition of Coatings from Binary Ag-Cu Alloys	340
	Some Features of Formation of Silver Coatings at Different Gravity Levels	344
	Peculiarities of Formation of Structure and Composition of Binary Alloys in Evaporation under Microgravity Conditions
	Segregation Effects in Ag-Cu Coatings Deposited under Space and Earth Conditions	356
	Volume-Structural and Phase Micro-Heterogeneities of Electron Density in Metal Films Condensed under Flight and Earth Conditions	364
	Coatings Produced in Near-Earth Orbit and Prospects of Their Application in Microelectronics	371
	Ability to Restore Coatings under Actual Conditions of Space	377
	Aspects of Implementation of an Experiment on Synthesis of Semiconductor Films in Space
	Melting and Solidification	395
	Study of the Features of Melt Solidification at Zero Gravity Using Optically Transparent Models	395
	Experience of the Use of an Electron Beam Unit for Remelting Materials in Space	398