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STRUCTURAL MODULE [8 records]

Record 1 2013-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade Names
  • Spacecraft
CONT

StratSat provides a geo-stationary platform at 20 km altitude capable of remaining on-station for up to five years. Payloads include high speed Internet services, direct broadcast TV, mobile telecommunication, etc. The envelope operates as a super-pressure hull(i. e. with no ballonet pressure control system). The hull will be of laminated fabric construction with Tedlar/Teflon, helium/weather barrier developed from AT-10/04. Multiple catenary curtain system supporting a payload module enclosed completely by the envelope. [The] payload module... comprises a single structural module with an externally mounted payload/mission system. The payload module provides a home for all of the airship's primary systems except for the propulsion system. The systems are close packed within the highly insulated module ensuring efficient heat and energy management. The payload module is pendulum stabilised within the envelope. The solar array provides the sole source of renewable energy for the airship. The array is placed over the upper quarter of the hull and extends over approximately three-quarters of the length of the craft. The array can be realigned to the daily sun location/angle by the roll rotation of the whole airship. The energy collected by the solar array is stored for use during the night in the series of batteries. Located in the stored for use during the night in a series of batteries. Located in the payload module, the batteries run the propulsion system, airship services and provide power to the mission system for up to 14 hours(during winter). The airship is propelled and steered by means of a ’Contra-Rotating Coned Rotor’ mounted on a tailcone at the rear of the envelope, as a part of a compound propulsion system. The unit provides longitudinal thrust(to counter the prevailing stratospheric winds) and lateral force(for manoeuvering) to enable the airship to hold station within a 1 km cube. The airship will be equipped with a multi-channel Flight Control Sy

OBS

StratSat® is a registered trademark.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations commerciales
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

[...] le dirigeable géostationnaire britannique StratSat®, conçu par ATG (Advanced Technology Group) [est un] dirigeable souple d'environ 200 m de long pour 48 m de diamètre, [qui] devrait faire ses premiers vols vers 2005/2006 [...] Il pourra emporter 2 t de charge utile à 20 km d'altitude, avec une autonomie allant jusqu'à 5 ans. Pouvant se maintenir à poste avec une précision d'1 km³, il couvrira une surface au sol de 115 km de rayon.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Power Stations
CONT

The present invention relates to a modular nuclear fuel element, which can be adapted by an assembly system allowing it to be used in different nuclear power plants with horizontal and vertical cooling channels. The module is a cluster of parallel fuel rods mounted as circular concentric crowns and supported by a structural system. It has a single diameter fuel rod array where the ratio of the heat transfer area to the transverse rod area is higher than 330. It also has self-supporting fuel element spacer grids, which are collapsible sheaths attached to them with fewer than 13 welded end stoppers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Centrales nucléaires

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Polar Platform activities are proceeding according to plan. Manufacture of the Service Module flight-model structure is well advanced and should be completed by end-1994. Integration of the flight model will start in early 1995. Availability of the Payload Module structural model has been delayed due to manufacturing difficulties.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

The Integrated Equipment Assembly measures 16 x 16 x 16 feet, weighs nearly 17, 000 pounds and is designed to condition and store the electrical power collected by the photovoltaic arrays for use on board the Station. The IEA integrates the energy storage subsystem, the electrical equipment, the thermal control system, structural framework and the Solar Array Rotary Joint(SARJ). The IEA consist of three major elements : 1. The power system electronics... [;] 2. The Photovoltaic Thermal Control System... [;] 3. The computers used to control the P6 module.

OBS

integrated equipment assembly; IEA: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
OBS

ensemble intégré d'équipements; IEA : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 6 1995-07-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Environmental Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Économie environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Meteorología
  • Economía del medio ambiente
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Record 7 1994-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Management (General)
CONT

Modular companies aren’t a fad. Their streamlined structure fits today’s tumultuous, fast-moving marketplace. Outsourcing noncore activities yields two advantages: First, it holds down the unit costs and investment needed to turn out new products rapidly. Second, it frees companies to direct scare capital where they hold a competitive advantage. [The idea is to] focus on a core competency and outsource the rest.

OBS

module : a structural unit or component with a specific function in a larger unit or system.

OBS

Using the modular model, companies can achieve rapid growth with small amounts of capital and a compact management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 8 1989-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
CONT

The overlay theory defines multiple sources of evidence available to the diagnostic module for its update of the overlay model :Structural evidence is retrieved from a syllabus in the form of a network of dependencies and relative complexities among the skills, along the lines of BIP's Curriculum Information Network. This network provides the notion of a frontier of the student's knowledge, where teaching should concentrate. Since it is where learning is likely to occur, variations taking place far from the frontier should be treated with caution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente

Spanish

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