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MELFI DEWAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Research Experiments in Space
CONT

MELFI dewars are cylindrical in shape and contain four "pie" shaped segments called Trays [.] Each Tray can accommodate samples in box type containers and vial holders of different shapes and sizes. In addition, the ISS [International Space Station] is investigating the development of middeck locker compatible nitrogen dewars sized to accommodate MELFI trays. These middeck dewars could then be flown on non-MPLM [Multipurpose Logistics Module] flights in the Orbiter middeck or in Spacehab.

OBS

MELFI: Minus Eighty degrees Celsius Laboratory Freezer.

OBS

MELFI dewar: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace
OBS

dewar : vase [...] aux parois vides et réfléchissantes [mis au point par James Dewar].

OBS

MELFI : acronyme de «Minus Eighty degrees Celsius Laboratory Freezer».

OBS

dewar MELFI : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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