Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)

Hardware Details

Specifications
Housed in the ISS Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCF) Chamber

• 100 Liters capacity
• Operating pressure: 0.02 to 3 atmospheres and contains pressures up to 9 atmospheres
• 8 Sapphire windows
• Supplies gaseous fuel, oxidizers and diluents to the combustion chamber

Oxidizers Bottles:

• liter up to 80% O2
• 2.25 liter up to 50% O2
• 3.8 liter up to 30% O2
• Quick disconnects used for easy attachment to manifolds

Maximum oxidizer flow rates

• 30 slm per manifold
• 90 slm total
• Maximum fuel flow rate 2 slm
• Adsorber Cartridge removes unacceptable gases, including water vapor and particulates from the combustion event
• Provides the vent path to the ISS Vacuum

Exhaust System

• 3 Column Gas Chromatograph

High Resolution/High Frame Rate Camera

• High Resolution Mode: 1024×1024 pixels at 7.5, 15, or 30 fps
• High Frame Rate Mode: 512×512 pixels at 60 or 110 fps
• Automated Tracking – 9 x9 mm Instantaneous FOV (IFOV)
• Focus over 30 mm object depth; 5mm/s focus speed
• Resolution is 20 lp/mm at 50% contrast in HR mode

High Bit Depth/Multi-Spectral Camera

• 1024×1024 pixels at programmed rates of 7.5, 15, or 30 fps
• 12 bit dynamic range
• Field of View: 50 mm square or 80 mm diameter
• Resolution: 10 lp/mm maximum (0.05 mm)
• Liquid Crystal Tunable Filter: 650-1050 nm spectral range

Low Light Level Packages (UV and IR)

• FOV: UV 42 or 100mm; IR 45mm
• 54 Frames per second
• UV package uses industry standard Gen II intensifier
• UV Spectral range: 220-850nm
• IR package uses industry standard Gen III intensifier
• IR spectral range: 400-900nm

Illumination Package

• 80mm diameter Collimated Beam
• Diffuse Laser Diode source
• 10 mw coupled power
• 655 nm peak wavelength