TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF THE ORBITAL OTOLITH EXPERIMENT.
Abstract
This report presents a description of the temperature control system that has been developed for the Orbital Otolith Experiment. The experiment has been packaged in a cylindrical vessel which will be installed in one of the first manned Apollo vehicles. A water supply in which two frogs are submerged must be maintained at 65 plus or minus 5 F for approximately 100 hours in orbit. The thermal design approach has been to thermally isolate the capsule from the Service Module. The total heat load may reach 20 watts including a continuous internal load of 12 watts. An evaporative cooling system has been developed for use during the time that the water temperature exceeds a thermostat setting of 65 F. Passive thermal control is employed during conditions of low ambient temperatures as well as during the prelaunch phase, when the evaporative cooler is inoperative. The program has reached the completion of the Engineering Model phase. This report includes a summary of the thermal vacuum test program which was carried out to verify the adequacy of the temperature control system. The results have been implemented in the design of the flight prototype and flight models to be supplied to NASA in 1966. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0646921
Entities
People
- Paul R. Schrantz
Organizations
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory