A Novel Repair Technique for the Internal Thermal Control System Dual-Membrane Gas Trap 2005-01-3079
A dual-membrane gas trap is currently used to remove gas bubbles from the Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS) coolant on board the International Space Station (ISS). The gas trap consists of concentric tube membrane pairs, comprised of outer hydrophilic tubes and inner hydrophobic fibers. Liquid coolant passes through the outer hydrophilic membrane, which traps the gas bubbles. The inner hydrophobic fiber allows the trapped gas bubbles to pass through and vent to the ambient atmosphere in the cabin. The gas trap was designed to last for the entire lifetime of the ISS, and therefore was not designed to be repaired. However, repair of these gas traps is now a necessity due to contamination from the on-orbit ITCS fluid and other sources on the ground as well as a limited supply of flight gas traps. This paper describes a novel repair technique that has been developed that will allow the refurbishment of contaminated gas traps and their return to flight use.
Citation: Leimkuehler, T., Patel, V., Reeves, D., and Holt, J., "A Novel Repair Technique for the Internal Thermal Control System Dual-Membrane Gas Trap," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-3079, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-3079. Download Citation
Author(s):
Thomas O. Leimkuehler, Vipul Patel, Daniel R. Reeves, James M. Holt
Affiliated:
Honeywell, Inc., The Boeing Company, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Pages: 7
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Spacecraft
Control systems
Gases
Coolants
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