The Flash Evaporator Subsystem (FES) provides active cooling for the Shuttle Orbiter vehicle during the ascent and re-entry phases of the flight and provides supplemental cooling to the radiators while on-orbit. This paper describes the design and operation of the FES and summarizes the operational flight experience to date. As the fleet of orbiters grows older, contamination and corrosion are two issues on which attention has focused. A discussion of these conditions and the subsequent design changes and operational workarounds will be summarized.


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    Title :

    Orbiter Flash Evaporator: Flight Experience and Improvements


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers



    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 1997



    Publication date :

    1997-07-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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