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Wet atmospheric generation apparatusThe invention described relates to an apparatus for providing a selectively humidified gas to a camera canister containing cameras and film used in space. A source of pressurized gas (leak test gas or motive gas) is selected by a valve, regulated to a desired pressure by a regulator, and routed through an ejector (venturi device). A regulated source of water vapor in the form of steam from a heated reservoir is coupled to a low pressure region of the ejector which mixes with high velocity gas flow through the ejector. This mixture is sampled by a dew point sensor to obtain dew point thereof (ratio of water vapor to gas) and the apparatus adjusted by varying gas pressure or water vapor to provide a mixture at a connector having selected humidity content.
Document ID
19910012183
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Hamner, Richard M.
(Teledyne Brown Engineering Huntsville, AL., United States)
Allen, Janice K.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
March 20, 1990
Subject Category
Instrumentation And Photography
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-4,909,436
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-283092
Patent Number: NASA-CASE-MFS-28177-1
Accession Number
91N21496
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-4,909,436|NASA-CASE-MFS-28177-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-283092
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