URINE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL DEVICE FOR PRESSURE SUIT

Abstract

The design, fabrication, and testing of a urine collection and disposal system, to provide a means to remove urine from within a full pressure suit during long periods of use, in a weightless environment, and to provide a means of sampling each individual specimen of urine, are discussed. The prototype system consists of three basic parts: (1) a urinal to collect the urine within the suit, (2) a valve to allow removal of the urine from the suit, and (3) a collecting bag with valving to provide for disposal of the urine. The testing program provides a means of checking conformance to the design objectives as far as possible in the presence of gravity. Tests were performed both with and against gravity. Some of the components, designed for optimum performance in a weightless condition, could be adequately tested only under that condition. Weightless tests have not been conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0267150

Entities

People

  • Robert J. Redden

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Check Valves
  • Connectors
  • Containers
  • Contracts
  • Exhaust Valves
  • Fabrication
  • Flow Rate
  • Life Support Systems
  • Materials
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Models
  • Pressure Suits
  • Resistance
  • Sampling
  • Test Equipment
  • Valves

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Materials Science