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MICROGRAVITY FLUIDS COMBUSTION FACILITY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Orbital Stations
- Research Experiments in Space
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fluids and combustion facility
1, record 1, English, fluids%20and%20combustion%20facility
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FCF 2, record 1, English, FCF
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ISS [International Space Station] Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCF)... FCF will usher in a new era of fluids and combustion research. It is a modular, multi-user, permanent microgravity science laboratory that is capable of accommodating a minimum of 10 combustion and fluids science investigations per year over an expected 10-year life cycle. The FCF will make it possible for researchers on the ground, with the assistance of the astronauts in space, to schedule and perform studies of how fluids and flames behave in the absence of gravity ... The FCF will occupy three powered ISS racks and an equivalent amount of storage space and have rack closure doors and structural interfaces with the ISS. 3, record 1, English, - fluids%20and%20combustion%20facility
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fluids and combustion facility; FCF: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 1, English, - fluids%20and%20combustion%20facility
Record 1, Key term(s)
- microgravity fluids and combustion facility
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stations orbitales
- Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- laboratoire de recherche sur la combustion et les fluides
1, record 1, French, laboratoire%20de%20recherche%20sur%20la%20combustion%20et%20les%20fluides
proposal, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FCF 2, record 1, French, FCF
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- laboratoire FCF 1, record 1, French, laboratoire%20FCF
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le «Fluids and Combustion Facility» [est un] triple bâti, conçu par le Lewis Research Center de la NASA, [dédié à] l'étude de la physique des fluides (liquides, gaz et mélanges) et de la combustion en apesanteur. Il comprend une chambre de combustion, des dispositifs de dosage des gaz et des liquides, ainsi que divers systèmes très élaborés d'éclairage, de polarisation, de prise de vues, [...] incluant l'enregistrement vidéo numérique. 3, record 1, French, - laboratoire%20de%20recherche%20sur%20la%20combustion%20et%20les%20fluides
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
laboratoire de recherche sur la combustion et les fluides ; FCF: terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 4, record 1, French, - laboratoire%20de%20recherche%20sur%20la%20combustion%20et%20les%20fluides
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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