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TV chamber 1 (open with LN-Thermal-Shroud)

TV chamber 1 (with LHe-Thermal-Shroud, CAD graphic)

Thermal vacuum (TV) chamber for material- and component testing
Specification
- Large temperature range: -263°C (10K) bis +550°C
- High vacuum: 1e-6 mbar
- Several independent thermal actuators
- Cooling: liquid nitrogen (-196°C / 77K) and liquid helium (-269°C / 4K)
- Heating: electrical
- Coldtrap to identify and collect outgassing products
- Coverage of the complete cryogenic temperature range
- Size and temperature of the TV-chambers (TVC1 to TVC4 with their respective shrouds):
  - TVC1-LN2: 720 x 580 x 490 mm³; -190°C to +350°C
  - TVC1-LHe: 640 x 470 x 250 mm³; -263°C (10K) to +200°C
  - TVC2-hot: D170 x 460; -190°C to +550°C
  - TVC2-std: D170 x 1400; -190°C to +300°C
  - TVC3: mechanical test in universal testing machine; -253°C (20K) to +200°C
  - TVC4-LN2: D605mm x 1900mm, -190°C to +500°C
  - TVC4-LHe: D530mm x 1740mm, -253°C (20K) to +500°C
Application
- TV cycling
- Thermal cycling at reduced atmospheric pressure
- Material and component testing
- Optical performance tests at thermal vacuum condition
- Functional/performance test and space simulation
- Measurment of mechanical and thermal properities
- Investigation of the thermomechanical behaviour of structural elements e.g. struts (thermal deformation)
- Contamination control by specimen integration in clean room
Design, manufacturing and commissioning of custum specific TV chambers and performance of TV tests
- Integration of local heaters or coolers for assessing thermal properties (performance) or for accelerating the thermal cycling
- Design and in-house manufacturing of „cold plates“ with high thermal performance and low inertia
Applicable test standards:
- ECSS-Q-ST-70-04: Space product
  assurance - Thermal testing for the evaluation of space materials, processes, mechanical parts and assemblies
- ECSS-E-10-03: Space engineering - Testing
References

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Core competencies: Test, Space

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