CVT/GPL phase 3 integrated testing

The hardware for 20 candidate shuttle program life sciences experiments was installed in the GPL and experiments were conducted during a 5-day simulated mission. The experiments involved humans, primates, rats, chickens, and marigold plants. All experiments were completed to the satisfaction of the experimenters. In addition to the scientific data gathered for each experiment, information was obtained concerning experiment hardware design and integration, experiment procedures, GPL support systems, and test operations. The results of the integrated tests are presented

JPL spacecraft sterilization technology program - A status report

Facility description and procedures for heat and ethylene oxide sterilization of spacecraft instrumentation, components, and material

Passive façade solutions: tromble wall thermal performance and glazing daylighting performance for Guimarães - Portugal

Recently façade systems have integrated passive solutions to reduce the energy consumption in buildings and improve their occupants’ comfort. This paper reports the results of the thermal performance of Trombe walls and daylighting of glazing modules of a façade system in Portugal. Trombe walls are massive walls separated from the outdoors by glazing and an air space, which absorbs the solar energy and releases it selectively to the inside of the building at night. Computational simulations were carried out with the Design Builder, Ecotect and Desktop Radiance programs. The use of Trombe walls and double self-cleaning glass in the façade system led to a decrease in the heating energy needs.(undefined)The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by Erasmus Mundus ISAC - Improving Skills Across Continents for this researc

Scientific publications and presentations relating to planetary quarantine. Volume 5: The 1971 supplement

A bibliographic compilation, with approximately 200 listings, on planetary quarantine is presented. Also given are scientific publications, and presentations along with an author index

Bibliography on Clean Rooms

Bibliography on contamination control, and air filtering for application to electronics and surgical instrument

Experimental Assembly and Sterilization Laboratory /EASL/ operations - Phase I

Facility description and operations for assembly and sterilization - microbiological testin

Microbiological studies relating to clean environments. Part I - Evaluation of the efficiency of a class 100 laminar-flow clean room for viable contamination cleanup

Laminar flow clean room efficiency for viable contamination cleanu

Glazing daylighting performance and Trombe wall thermal performance of a modular façade system in four different Portuguese cities

This paper reports on a new façade system that uses passive solutions in the search for energy efficiency. The differentials are the versatility and flexibility of the modules, which are important advantages of the system. The thermal performance of Trombe walls and glazings and the daylighting performance of glazing were the key aspects analyzed in the results. Computational simulations were accomplished for the thermal performance of different arrangements of the modules with DesignBuilder software. The glazing daylighting performance was studied by means of Ecotect and Desktop Radiance programs and compared with the transmittance curves of glazings. Occupancy profile and internal gains were fixed according to the Portuguese reality for both studies. The main characteristics considered in this research were the use of two double glazings, four different climates in Portugal and one and two Trombe walls in the façade. The results show an important reduction in the energy consumption with the use of Trombe walls and double self-cleaning glazing in the façade, which also presented better daylighting performance.Author Helenice M Sacht benefited from a scholarship granted by Erasmus Mundus ISAC - Improving Skills Across Continents to perform her research work at University of Minho, from which resulted this article

Scientific publications of the bioscience programs division. Volume 5 - Planetary quarantine

Bibliography and indexes on planetary quarantin

Long range planning studies for solar system exploration Final report, 1 Mar. 1963 - 1 Dec. 1968

Mission requirements for advanced lunar and planetary space flight