One embodiment includes a contamination limiter for a spacecraft. The contamination limiter includes a body (101) having an interior. An inlet (104) is fluidly coupled to the interior of the body. A collector plate (120) is positioned within the interior of the body. A UV light source (110) is directed at a surface of the collector plate (120). An exterior vent (102) is fluidly coupled to the interior of the body. A volatile condensable material from the spacecraft is photofixed by the UV light exposure to the collector plate prior to venting through an exterior vent to an exterior of the spacecraft.
CONTAMINATION LIMITER FOR REDUCING OUTGASSED VOLATILE CONDENSABLE MATERIALS FROM EXTERNAL SENSITIVE OPTICAL AND THERMAL SURFACES OF A SPACECRAFT
KONTAMINATIONSBEGRENZER ZUR VERRINGERUNG VON AUSGEGASTEN FLÜCHTIGEN KONDENSIERBAREN STOFFEN AUS EXTERNEN EMPFINDLICHEN OPTISCHEN UND THERMISCHEN OBERFLÄCHEN EINES RAUMFAHRZEUGES
LIMITEUR DE CONTAMINATION POUR RÉDUIRE DES MATÉRIAUX CONDENSABLES VOLATILS DÉGAZÉS À PARTIR DE SURFACES OPTIQUES ET THERMIQUES SENSIBLES EXTERNES D'UN ENGIN SPATIAL
2024-03-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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