Air loops play a key role in the Environmental Control and Life Support Subsystems (ECLSS) of manned spacecraft.They constitute the essential interface between the crew and those ECLSS assemblies which are responsible for crew safety, comfort and health.Further, air is required to cool avionics and other equipment of the vehicle during the relevant operational phases. Thereby, air loops establish the essential interface between the ECLSS and the Thermal Control Subsystem (TCS).The paper gives a classification of air loops features of laboratory modules and discusses the design implementation aspects of the various conceptual approaches. Features addressed are centralised - decentralised ECLSS, separated - combined air loops, subfloor architecture, cabin loop ventilation and rack cooling.Particular emphasis is laid on the presently envisaged design solutions of the COLUMBUS programme elements.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Air Loop Concepts for Environmental Control and Life Support


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1989



    Publication date :

    1989-07-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Future Life Support Concepts

    Seedhouse, Erik | Springer Verlag | 2020


    Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System Distribution and Loop Closure Studies

    Reuter, James L. / Schunk, Richard G. / Humphries, William R. | SAE Technical Papers | 1986




    Environmental Control and Life Support Systems

    Garr, John / Tobias, Barry | AIAA | 2021