Extra-vehicular activities (EVA) on Mars will require suits with sophisticated thermal control systems so that astronauts can work comfortably for extended periods of time. Any use of consumables such as water that cannot be easily replaced should be of particular concern. In this aspect the EVA suits for Mars environment need to be different from the current Space Shuttle Extra Vehicular Mobility Units (EMU) that depend on water sublimation into space for removing heat from suits. Moreover, Mars environment is quite different from what a typical EMU may be exposed to. These variations call for careful analysis and innovative engineering for design and fabrication of an appropriate thermal control system. This paper presents a thermal analysis of astronaut suits for EVA with medium metabolic intensity under a typical hot and a nominal cold environment on Mars. The paper also describes possible options that would allow conservation of water with low usage of electrical power. The paper then presents the conceptual design of a portable cooling unit for one such solution.


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    Titel :

    Personal Cooling for Extra-Vehicular Activities on Mars


    Beteiligte:
    Pu, Zhengxiang (Autor:in) / Kapat, Jay (Autor:in) / Chow, Louis (Autor:in) / Recio, Jose (Autor:in) / Rini, Dan (Autor:in) / Trevino, Luis (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    AIAA Space 2004 Conference ; 2004 ; San Diego, CA, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2004-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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