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Space station common module thermal management: design and construction of a test bed
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Barile, R. G. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | In this project, a thermal test bed was designed, simulated, and planned for construction. The thermal system features interior and exterior thermal loads and interfacing with the central-radiator thermal bus. Components of the test bed include body mounted radiator loop with interface heat exchangers (600 Btu/hr); an internal loop with cabin air-conditioning and cold plates (3400 Btu/hr); interface heat exchangers to the central bus (13,000 Btu/hr); and provisions for new technology including advanced radiators, thermal storage, and refrigeration. The apparatus will be mounted in a chamber, heated with lamps, and tested in a vacuum chamber with LN2-cooled walls. Simulation of the test bed was accomplished using a DEC PRO 350 computer and the software package TK! olver. Key input variables were absorbed solar radiation and cold plate loads. The results indicate temperatures on the two loops will be nominal when the radiation and cold plate loads are in the range of 25% to 75% of peak loads. If all loads fall to zero, except the cabin air system which was fixed, the radiator fluid will drop below -100 F and may cause excessive pressure drop. If all loads reach 100%, the cabin air temperature could rise to 96 F. |
| File Size | 903915 |
| Page Count | 25 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860015040 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4jm74z5b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Test Facilities Construction Vacuum Chambers Air Conditioning Equipment Computerized Simulation Heat Exchangers Pressurized Cabins Design Analysis Space Stations Environmental Control Computer Programs Habitability Refrigerating Manned Orbital Laboratories Space Habitats Spacecraft Radiators Spacecraft Environments Temperature Control Spacecraft Temperature Solar Radiation Spacecraft Design Walls Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
