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Single phase space laundry developmentThis paper describes a newly designed, 2.7 Kg (6 pound) capacity, laundry machine called the Single Phase Laundry (SPSL). The machine was designed to wash and dry crew clothing in a micro-gravity environment. A prototype unit was fabricated for NASA-JSC under a Small Business Innovated Research (SBIR) contract extending from September 1990 to January 1993. The unit employs liquid jet agitation, microwave vacuum drying, and air jet tumbling, which was perfected by KC-135 zero-g flight testing. Operation is completely automated except for loading and unloading clothes. The unit uses about 20 percent less power than a conventional household appliance.
Document ID
19950058740
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Colombo, Gerald V.
(Umpqua Research Co., Myrtle Creek, OR United States)
Putnam, David F.
(Umpqua Research Co., Myrtle Creek, OR United States)
Lunsford, Teddie D.
(Umpqua Research Co., Myrtle Creek, OR United States)
Streech, Neil D.
(Umpqua Research Co., Myrtle Creek, OR United States)
Wheeler, Richard R., Jr.
(Umpqua Research Co., Myrtle Creek, OR United States)
Reimers, Harold
(NASA Johnson Space Center United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
ISSN: 0148-7191
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 932092
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: July 12, 1993
End Date: July 15, 1993
Accession Number
95A90339
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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