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Study of helium transfer technology for sticcr: fluid management
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Frank, D. J. Grove, R. K. Yuan, S. W. K. Lheureux, J. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | The Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) is a long life cryogenically cooled space based telescope for infrared astronomy from 2 to 700 microns currently under study and planned for launch in the mid 90's. SIRTF will operate as a multi-user facility, initially carrying 3 instruments at the focal plane. It will be cooled to below 2 K by superfluid liquid helium to achieve radiometric sensitivity limited only by the statistical fluctuations in the natural infrared background radiation over most of its spectral range. The lifetime of the mission will be limited by the lifetime of the liquid helium supply, and is currently baselined to be 2 years. Candidates are reviewed for a liquid management device to be used in the resupply of liquid helium, and for the selection of an appropriate candidate. |
| File Size | 4308760 |
| Page Count | 111 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880008336 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6sz1653s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Fluid Management Cryogenic Cooling Space Infrared Telescope Facility Capillary Flow Infrared Astronomy Weightlessness Replenishment Cryogenics Liquid Helium Radiation Tolerance Infrared Radiation Liquid Flow Superfluidity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
