Thermic tests

The PIT has a thermal-optical vacuum tank to simulate the environment of space. Integrated space instruments and subsystems can thus be tested under nominal vacuum and temperature conditions.

• Circular tank installed in an ISO 8 clean space
• Useable volume 60 x 60 x 160 cm
• Max mass and max power of the specimen: 50 kg and 100 W
• Temperature range: -70 ° C / + 110 ° C
• Vacuum: P <10-7 mbar
• Fully extractable conductive thermal plate decoupled from the tank structure and the ground by a Kinetic plate system
• 3 internal radiative heat shields whose regulation is independent of the conductive plate
• LN2 cryogenic trap ensuring optimal cleanliness of the specimens tested
• Simulation of the Martian atmosphere possible (regulation between 5 and 20 mbar under C02)
• 80 type T thermocouples
• Programming and supervision of testing using DynaWorks software
• 300 amu mass spectrometer
• Possibility of coupling with the Mc Pherson monochromator

Photos: PIT, Intespace

The PIT provides two chambers for carrying out climate tests:

• for temperature and pressure tests
• short- and long-term climate aging testing of samples or assemblies by the action of temperature

 

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• Usable volume: 48 x 62 x 52 cm
• Temperature range: -60 ° C / + 100 ° C
• Pressure range: 10 mbar / 1000 mbar
• 20 type T thermocouples
• Test control and supervision (Spirale 2 software)

 

 

• Usable volume: 55 x 55 x 68 cm
• Temperature range: -65 ° C / + 100 ° C
• 20 type T thermocouples
• Observation window