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An Analysis of an Automatic Coolant Bypass in the International Space Station Node 2 Internal Active Thermal Control System

Author:
Clanton, Stephen E.
Published:
[2001].
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators:
Holt, James M. and Turner, Larry D.
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Summary:
A challenging part of International Space Station (ISS) thermal control design is the ability to incorporate design changes into an integrated system without negatively impacting performance. The challenge presents itself in that the typical ISS Internal Active Thermal Control System (IATCS) consists of an integrated hardware/software system that provides active coolant resources to a variety of users. Software algorithms control the IATCS to specific temperatures, flow rates, and pressure differentials in order to meet the user-defined requirements. What may seem to be small design changes imposed on the system may in fact result in system instability or the temporary inability to meet user requirements. The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief description of the solution process and analyses used to implement one such design change that required the incorporation of an automatic coolant bypass in the ISS Node 2 element.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 20020016722.
Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop; 10-14 Sep. 2001; Huntsville, AL; United States.
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