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Lunar base heat pump (Document No: 19950008455)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tetreault, R. Walker, D. Fischbach, D. Goldman, Jeffrey H. |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | A heat pump is a device which elevates the temperature of a heat flow by a means of an energy input. By doing this, the heat pump can cause heat to transfer faster from a warm region to a cool region, or it can cause heat to flow from a cool region to a warmer region. The second case is the one which finds vast commercial applications such as air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration. Aerospace applications of heat pumps include both cases. The NASA Johnson Space Center is currently developing a Life Support Systems Integration Facility (LSSIF, previously SIRF) to provide system-level integration, operational test experience, and performance data that will enable NASA to develop flight-certified hardware for future planetary missions. A high lift heat pump is a significant part of the TCS hardware development associated with the LSSIF. The high lift heat pump program discussed here is being performed in three phases. In Phase 1, the objective is to develop heat pump concepts for a lunar base, a lunar lander, and for a ground development unit for the SIRF. In Phase 2, the design of the SIRF ground test unit is being performed, including identification and evaluation of safety and reliability issues. In Phase 3, the SIRF unit will be manufactured, tested, and delivered to the NASA Johnson Space Center. |
| File Size | 1810340 |
| Page Count | 64 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950008455 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4pk59s8r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer Air Conditioning Cooling Systems Compressors Heat Exchangers High Temperature Environments Lunar Environment Ground Tests Life Support Systems Heat Pumps Lunar Based Equipment Thermodynamic Cycles Heat Transfer Refrigerants 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 |
