Non-ODC Oxygen Line Cleaning for Use on DOD Weapons Systems

Abstract

This project successfully addressed both an environmental issue and a key technology issue related to military aerospace vehicles. Through this project, government and industry joined to develop a better way to clean the oxygen-supply systems of weapons systems by replacing ozone-depleting chemicals and a labor-intensive process with an environmentally safe, automated method that greatly improves upon past practices. The new technology developed as a result of this project improves the readiness of military aircraft, reduces costs, and dramatically reduces the crewmembers' chances of exposure to unhealthy toxins. Weapons systems have several types of oxygen-supply systems, all of which eventually develop contamination in the distribution systems as a result of opening the lines for maintenance. Contaminants and particulates within oxygen systems can pose significant hazards to both personnel and aerospace vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 10, 2003
Accession Number
ADA435973

Entities

People

  • Mary Hayes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Detectors
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Environmental Security
  • Impact Tests
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Maintenance
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space