Smoke detection experiments were conducted in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) on the International Space Station (ISS) during Expedition 15 in an experiment entitled Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment (SAME). The preliminary results from these experiments are presented. In order to simulate detection of a prefire overheated-material event, samples of five different materials were heated to temperatures below the ignition point. The smoke generation conditions were controlled to provide repeatable sample surface temperatures and air flow conditions. The smoke properties were measured using particulate aerosol diagnostics that measure different moments of the size distribution. These statistics were combined to determine the count mean diameter which can be used to describe the overall smoke distribution.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Measurement of Smoke Particle Size under Low-Gravity Conditions


    Additional title:

    Sae Int. J. Aerosp


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2008


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2008-06-29


    Size :

    8 pages




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




    Particle-fluid dynamics under variable gravity conditions

    Alexandrou, A. / Lemdiasov, R. / Gatsonis, N. et al. | AIAA | 2000


    Smoke Particle Sizes in Low-Gravity and Implications for Spacecraft Smoke Detector Design

    Urban, David L. / Ruff, Gary A. / Mulholland, George W. et al. | SAE Technical Papers | 2009


    Particle Morphology and Size Results from the Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment-2

    Urban, David / Ruff, Gary / Greenberg, Paul et al. | AIAA | 2012


    Particle Morphology and Size Results from the Smoke Aerosol Measurement Experiment-2

    Urban, D. / Ruff, G. / Greenberg, P. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012