ISRO recently commissioned a new facility called Cabin Environment Simulation System (CESS) under the Human Space Flight Program. CESS will be used for test and evaluation of space modules under regulated environmental conditions that may arise during various phases of manned mission.
CESS consists of a horizontally mounted cylindrical chamber of 2100mm diameter and 1200mm cylindrical length with two torispherical dome enclosures–with opening at one end. It has been designed for maintaining an internal vacuum level of 10-2 m.bar and insulated such that the outside surface temperature remains within 40 deg C when the internal maximum temperature is at 100 deg C. This large main chamber has been provided with a pumping system to maintain any pressure level between 1.3 mbar to 1200 mbar inside the chamber.
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| Figure 1: ISRO CESS. credits: ISRO & HHV |
An ancillary chamber of size 300mm diameter and 300mm (L) is placed inside the CESS on a trolley. It has been designed for an operating pressure of maximum 3 bar, operating temperature of 10 to 80 deg C and a volume of 20 litres.
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| Figure 2: CESS internal showing ancillary chamber. Credit: ISRO & HHV |
In-built sensors allow measurement of behaviour of tests modules for wide ranges of pressure, temperature and humidity.
Amazing. I am a die hard fan of ISRO; waiting for more on crew module and SRE-2.
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DeleteSame here! will post update as soon as I get something out of my research.
update.where are you?
ReplyDeleteHi Aditya!,
DeleteI have been busy, so not blogging. I have some articles that I hope to post over the month. Wait one more month and you will get the update on the Crew module!
hey srs do you know which launch pad RLV-TD will be launched from? also has the second vehicle assembly building been approved yet?
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DeleteMy guess is FLP. Second assembly building has been approved, should be ready by 2017. I hope to see two launches simultaneously :)
Hello, I am Akio from Japan. We would like to use some of images on your blog in our informative TV program. I could not find the same images on ISRO website. Could you tell me where did you get them? please contact me director@jaico.net thanks
ReplyDeletePlease update the blog regularly. Waiting to read more!! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ramesh!! I would try my best to provide informative posts. Thanks for your support!
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ReplyDeleteThe document is still available on HHV site.
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