Spaceflight life sciences research typically requires accurately controlled thermal environments to help isolate the effects of gravity on the development of living organisms or biochemical reactions. Given the power, mass and volume constraints of spaceflight experimental hardware, highly efficient temperature control is necessary to provide scientists with adequate tools for their research. The main focus is on 3 incubators, designed by the authors, for commercial space biotechnology research. While the simplest incubator allows for highly accurate temperature control above ambient only, the more sophisticated units use temperature-controlled liquid circulation systems for above and below ambient temperature control. The latest design variation provides eight individually controlled sample containers, where temperatures can be maintained constant or profiled for automated experiment initiation and termination, or preservation of samples on orbit.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Incubator Designs for Space Flight Application Optimization and Automation


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    Hoehn, A. (author) / Freeman, J. B. (author) / Stodieck, L. S. (author) / Jacobson, M. (author)

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 1999



    Publication date :

    1999-07-12




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    INCUBATOR

    JEONG DONG-SOO / HAM BAEK-KI | European Patent Office | 2024

    Free access

    INCUBATOR

    JEONG DONG-SOO / HAM BAEK-KI | European Patent Office | 2022

    Free access

    INCUBATOR

    JEONG DONG-SOO / HAM BAEK-KI | European Patent Office | 2023

    Free access


    Space Station Biological Research Project Habitat: Incubator

    Nakamura, G. J. / Kirven-Brooks, M. / Scheller, N. M. | SAE Technical Papers | 2001