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CAISSON «VIDE THERMIQUE» [3 records]

Record 1 2009-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

This thermal vacuum chamber is used for testing of spacecraft subsystems and components ... Gaseous helium shroud (horizontal cylinder): for deep cryogenic (20 K nominal) applications fits within liquid nitrogen shroud [;] working volume: 1.8 m diameter x 1.8 m deep (6 x 6 ft) [;] cooling capacity: 400 W [;] temperature: two controllable setpoints of 100 K (-173 degrees C / -280 degrees F) and 20 K (-253 degrees C / -424 degrees F) [;] equipped with four translational shutters to enable the unit under test to have a short term view factor of the outside environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
CONT

Caisson TV3(2, 5x2, 5). Ce caisson de vide thermique est utilisé pour mettre à l'essai divers éléments et sous-systèmes d’engins spatiaux. [...] Coiffe d’hélium gazeux(cylindre horizontal) : pour les applications de cryogénie poussée(température nominale de 20 K) [;] s’insère à l'intérieur de la coiffe d’azote liquide [;] volume utile : 1, 8 m de diamètre x 1, 8 m de haut(6 pi x 6 pi) [;] capacité de refroidissement : 400 W [;] température : deux réglages prédéterminés de 100 degrés Kelvin(-173 °C/-280 °F) et de 20 degrés Kelvin(-253 °C/-424 °F) [;] caisson doté de quatre volets coulissants afin de permettre à l'unité testée d’obtenir un facteur de forme à court terme de l'environnement extérieur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

Thermal vacuum chambers for environmental testing of satellites.

OBS

thermal vacuum chamber: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

Caisson «vide thermique» pour essais de satellites avec simulation des conditions ambiantes de l'espace [...]

OBS

enceinte à vide thermique : terme normalisé par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
CONT

The Thermal Qualification Facilities have one thermal chamber ..., one thermal humidity chamber ..., two thermal PIM (passive intermodulation) chambers ..., one bakeout chamber ..., plus four cylindrical thermal vacuum chambers ...

CONT

The services offered by DFL's facilities include the following: two Class 100,000 clean rooms ... fully equipped for the integration and assembly of satellites and other space hardware; three space simulation chambers ... for performing thermal vacuum and thermal balance testing, and one small chamber for performing outgassing tests; a range of thermal, temperature humidity, and thermal passive intermodulation (PIM) chambers for performing various thermal and thermal PIM tests ...; various anechoic chambers, shielded rooms and antenna ranges and associated radio frequency (RF) equipment ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
CONT

Les installations de qualification thermique comportent un caisson thermique [...], un caisson thermo-hygrométrique [...], deux caissons thermiques MIP(mesure de l'intermodulation à l'état passif) [...], un caisson d’étuvage.. ] de même que quatre caissons cylindriques de vide thermique [...]

OBS

«PIM» : Mesure d’intermodulation passive.

OBS

MIEP : Mesure d’intermodulation à l’état passif.

Spanish

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