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Conceptual design of the space station fluids module
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Rohn, Dennis W. Morilak, Daniel P. Rhatigan, Jennifer L. Peterson, Todd T. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | The purpose of this paper is to describe the conceptual design of the Fluids Module for the International Space Station Alpha (ISSA). This module is part of the Space Station Fluids/Combustion Facility (SS FCF) under development at the NASA Lewis Research Center. The Fluids/Combustion Facility is one of several science facilities which are being developed to support microgravity science investigations in the US Laboratory Module of the ISSA. The SS FCF will support a multitude of fluids and combustion science investigations over the lifetime of the ISSA and return state-of-the-art science data in a timely and efficient manner to the scientific communities. This will be accomplished through modularization of hardware, with planned, periodic upgrades; modularization of like scientific investigations that make use of common facility functions; and use of orbital replacement units (ORU's) for incorporation of new technology and new functionality. Portions of the SS FCF are scheduled to become operational on-orbit in 1999. The Fluids Module is presently scheduled for launch to orbit and integration with the Fluids/Combustion Facility in 2001. The objectives of this paper are to describe the history of the Fluids Module concept, the types of fluids science investigations which will be accommodated by the module, the hardware design heritage, the hardware concept, and the hardware breadboarding efforts currently underway. |
| File Size | 3217862 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950008170 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8md3vh6t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Instrumentation Fluid Mechanics International Space Station Spaceborne Experiments Experiment Design Combustion Hardware Microgravity Modularity Space Station Payloads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
