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FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENT [6 records]

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Record 1 2017-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Zarya control module, also known by the technical term Functional Cargo Block and the Russian acronym FGB, was the first component launched for the International Space Station and provides the station's initial propulsion and power.... The U. S.-funded and Russian-built Zarya, which means Sunrise when translated to English, is a U. S. component of the station although it was built and launched by Russia.... The Zarya module is 41. 2 feet long and 13. 5 feet wide at its widest point. It has an operational lifetime of at least 15 years. Its solar arrays and six nickel-cadmium batteries can provide an average of 3 kilowatts of electrical power. Using the Russian Kurs system, the Zarya will perform an automated and remotely piloted rendezvous and docking with the Service Module in orbit. Its docking power will accommodate Russian Soyuz piloted spacecraft and unpiloted Progress resupply spacecraft. Each of the two solar arrays is 35 feet long and 11 feet wide. The module's 16 fuel tanks combined can hold more than 6 tons of propellant. The attitude control system for the module includes 24 large steering jets and 12 small steering jets. Two large engines are available for reboosting the spacecraft and making major orbital changes.

CONT

The Zarya module now provides orientation control, communications and electrical power attached to the passive Unity module while the station awaits launch of the third component, a Russian-provided crew living quarters and early station core known as the Service Module ... The Service Module will enhance or replace many functions of the Zarya. Later in the station’s assembly sequence, the Zarya module will be used primarily for its storage capacity and external fuel tanks.

OBS

Zarya control module; FGB: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Zarya -Y nadir port

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] Zarya [«lever de soleil»] est un remorqueur, un véhicule orbital autonome qui contient les systèmes initiaux de propulsion, de guidage, d'orientation, de communications, d'alimentation électrique et de thermorégulation nécessaires au maintien de la Station spatiale internationale pendant ses premiers mois dans l'espace. Au fil des mois, le module Zarya est devenu ni plus ni moins qu'un couloir menant la station, un port d'amarrage et un réservoir de carburant. Construit par la Russie dans le cadre d'un marché américain, Zarya appartient aux États-Unis.

CONT

Le module russe Zarya et le nœud américain Unity sont reliés par l'Adaptateur 1 [...] Ce module, jadis appelé FGB, est la salle des machines de la station et assure les fonctions de propulsion, d'alimentation électrique et d'orientation du futur complexe spatial.

OBS

module de contrôle Zarya; FGB : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

PHR

système de photopiles du module russe Zarya

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2005-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A failure of a process system, a component or a structure :(a) that lead to a systematic fuel failure or to a significant release from the nuclear power plant, or(b) that could have lead to a systematic fuel failure or a significant release in the absence of action by any special safety system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Défaillance d'un système fonctionnel, d'un composant ou d'un ouvrage : a) qui a entraîné une défaillance de combustible systématique, ou un rejet important de matières radioactives hors de la centrale nucléaire; ou, b) qui aurait pu entraîner une défaillance de combustible systématique, ou un rejet important de matières radioactives hors de la centrale nucléaire sans le déclenchement d'un système spécial de sûreté.

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include... engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include the rear roof pillar and window header shapes, window glass shape and position, flush side glass, the plan-view tapered body, the large radii on front surfaces, the outside mirror housing, engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include... the outside mirror housing, engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Bodywork and Framework (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Other refinements contributing to the low drag factor include the rear roof pillar and window header shapes, window glass shape and position, flush side glass, the plan-view tapered body, the large radii on front surfaces, the outside mirror housing, engine housing and cooling component configuration, and the underbody configuration including muffler, rear suspension components, fuel tank, and exhaust system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Carrosserie, caisse et châssis (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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