Title :
Dynamic isotope power subsystem (DIPS) ground support
Author :
Keshishian, Vah é
Author_Institution :
Rockwell Int., Canoga Park, CA, USA
Abstract :
The ground support system for the Dynamic Isotope Power Subsystem (DIPS) was evaluated to ensure that the DIPS heat source subsystem reflects all the ground handling requirements imposed from factory to flight. The DIPS general-purpose heat source (GPHS) canister, which contains GPHS modules, must be safely handled from the time it is shipped from the government facility, where the canister is loaded with the GPHS modules, to its final mating with the space vehicle at the launch pad. The ground support system includes the shipping, receiving, inspecting, storage, and installation of the GPHS canister into the DIPS heat source units at the launch pad. All of the ground support activities are discussed and it is demonstrated that all the requirements can be safely met
Keywords :
ground support systems; space vehicle power plants; DIPS heat source subsystem; Dynamic Isotope Power Subsystem; GPHS canister; GPHS modules; general-purpose heat source; ground handling; ground support; inspecting; installation; launch pad; shipping; space vehicle; storage; Assembly systems; Cooling; Electronics packaging; Ground support; Isotopes; Protection; Space heating; Space vehicles; System testing; Vehicle dynamics;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74548
