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.
Measurement of Smoke Particle Size under Low-Gravity Conditions
Sae Int. J. Aerosp
International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2008
Sae International Journal of Aerospace ; 1 , 1 ; 317-324
2008-06-29
8 pages
Conference paper
English
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