A Food Refrigeration and Habitable Atmosphere Control System for Space Vehicles, Design, Fabrication and Test Phases

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Title
A Food Refrigeration and Habitable Atmosphere Control System for Space Vehicles, Design, Fabrication and Test Phases
Date
1962
Index Abstract
Not Available
Photo Quality
Complete
Report Number
AMRL TDR 62-149
Creator
Miller, R. A.
Halpert, S.
Corporate Author
General Electric Company
Laboratory
Life Support Systems Laboratory
Extent
206
Identifier
AD0404844
Access Rights
OTS
Distribution Classification
1
Contract
AF 33(616)-6902
DoD Project
6373
DoD Task
637303
DTIC Record Exists
Yes
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
None
Distribution Conflict
No
Cover Price
3.5
Abstract
The purpose of this development project was to design, fabricate, and evaluate a food refrigeration and habitable atmosphere control system which will support a three-man crew for an extreme altitude mission of 14 days and have additional capabilities for the storage, heating and chilling of recovered water. The feasibility study and design study phases of the program indicated that a flight optimized system (i.e., a system with minimum power, weight, and volume characteristics) would be a system which utilizes a direct radiation to space concept to remove excess heat from the confines of a space vehicle. The equipment and systems were fabricated to assure their operability under the following extremes of environment: (1) cabin pressure will vary between 0.5 to 1.0 atmosphere, (2) equipment must operate in the presence of normal gravitational conditions as well as under a weightless condition, and (3) acceleration forces of up to 8 G's must be withstood.
Report Availability
Full text available
Date Issued
1962-12
Provenance
RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
Type
report
Format
1 online resource
Media
AMRLTDR62-149.pdf