ISS Fluids and Combustion Facility (FCP)
Managed By: NASA
Implementation Partner: NASA/Glenn Research Center
Hardware Details
Specifications
Houses the Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) and Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR)
Electrical Power Control Unit
- Two 120 VDC, 50 Amp inputs on the rear of the EPCU
- Six 120 VDC, 4 Amp outputs on the rear of the EPCU
- Forty eight 28 VDC, 4 Amp output channels located in twelve connectors on the front of the EPCU (3KW total 28 Volt power)
- Input/Output Processor (IOP)
Communication Interface between the rack and ISS
- ISS Low Rate Data Link, Medium Rate Data Link, High Rate Data Link & Video Interfaces
- Serves as the main controller and data acquisition system for the rack via internal rack Ethernet
- Provides rack to rack interface to the FIR via fiber optic cable
Image Processing & Storage Unit (IPSU)
- Stores digital image data received from a camera
- IEEE 1394 FireWire Interface for camera control and image acquisition
- Analog video (RS-170) input
- Analog video output from scan converter that converts digitally acquired data to an RS-170A signal
- Two 36 GB hard drives per IPSU
FOMA Control Unit (FCU)
- Provides power conditioning & data control for all FOMA hardware
- Monitors all pressures, temperatures, and mass flow rates from the
- FOMA during gas blending and experiment operation
- Controls gas chromatograph for chamber sampling