Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR)
Managed By: NASA
Implementation Partner: NASA/Glenn Research Center
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