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Trade study comparing specimen chamber servicing methods for the Space Station Centrifuge FacilityThe Specimen Chamber Service Unit, a component of the Space Station Centrifuge Facility, must provide a clean enclosure on a continuing basis for the facility's plant, rodent and primate specimens. The specimen chambers can become soiled and can require periodic servicing to maintain a clean environment for the specimens. Two methods of servicing the specimen chambers are discussed: washing the chambers with an on-board washer, or disposing of the soiled chambers and replacing them with clean ones. Many of these issues are addressed by developing several servicing options, using either cleaning or replacement as the method of providing clean specimen chambers, and then evaluating each option according to a set of established quantitative and qualitative criteria. Disposing and replacing the Specimen Chambers is preferable to washing them.
Document ID
19920039274
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Calvisi, Michael L.
(California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, United States)
Sun, Sidney C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1991
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 911597
Accession Number
92A21898
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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