NASA/TM-108488, Tatara, J.D. and Perry, J.L., International Space Station Alpha Trace Contaminant Control Subassembly Life Test Final Report, Structures and Dynamics Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, *ION Electronics, Huntsville, AL, January 1995, pp. 71, Format(s): PDF 1747k |
The Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Life Test Program (ELTP) began with Trace Contaminant Control Subassembly (TCCS) Life Testing on November 9, 1992, at 0745. The purpose of the test, as stated in the NASA document 'Requirements for Trace Contaminant Control Subassembly High Temperature Catalytic Oxidizer Life Testing
(Revision A)' was to 'provide for the long duration operation of the ECLSS TCCS HTCO (High Temperature Catalytic Oxidizer) at normal operating conditions... (and thus)... to
determine the useful life of ECLSS hardware for use on long duration manned space missions.' Specifically, the test was designed to demonstrate thermal stability of the HTCO catalyst. The report details TCCS stability throughout the test. Graphs are included to aid in evaluating trends and subsystem anomalies. The report summarizes activities through the final day of testing, January 17, 1995 (test day 762).
| Keywords: | life test, eclss, trace contaminant control, tccs, environmental control, catalyst, catalytic oxidizer, space station |
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| CASI Document ID Number: | 95N26364 |
| Subjects: | Life Sciences: Man/Systems Technology and Life Support: Life Support Systems |
| ID Code: | 278 |
| Deposited On: | 26 June 2002 |