Design considerations and failure modes for the Lunar Module (LM) Environmental Control System (ECS) are described. An overview of the the oxygen supply and cabin pressurization, atmosphere revitalization, water management and heat transport systems are provided. Design considerations including reliability, flight instrumentation, modularization and the change to the use of batteries instead of fuel cells are discussed. A summary is provided for the LM ECS general testing regime.


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    Title :

    Lunar Module ECS (Environmental Control System) - Design Considerations and Failure Modes


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Apollo 13 Blu Ray DVD and BD Live Server comment, January 2009


    Publication date :

    2009-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English