A fully-redundant, on-line, mass-spectrometer system used to monitor cryogenic fuel leaks on the Space Shuttle

An on-line, gas-monitoring system was developed to replace the older systems used to monitor for cryogenic leaks on the Space Shuttles before launch. The new system uses a mass spectrometer to monitor multiple locations on the Orbiter. The results of performance tests are reported in this article.

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Published inTrAC, Trends in analytical chemistry (Regular ed.) Vol. 21; no. 8; pp. 488 - 497
Main Authors Griffin, Timothy P, Breznik, Greg S, Mizell, Carolyn A, Helms, William R, Naylor, Guy R, Haskell, William D
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.2002
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Exact sciences and technology
Gas monitoring
Instruments, apparatus, components and techniques common to several branches of physics and astronomy
Leak monitoring
Mass spectrometers and related techniques
On-line mass spectrometry
Physics
Process mass spectrometry
Real-time monitoring
Space Shuttle
Leak monitoring
On-line mass spectrometry
Space Shuttle
Process mass spectrometry
Real-time monitoring
Gas monitoring
Space application
Electronic control
Performance evaluation
Equipment specifications
Leak detectors
Space shuttles
Performance characteristic
Mass spectroscopy
Instrument for chemical analysis
Gas detector
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Summary:An on-line, gas-monitoring system was developed to replace the older systems used to monitor for cryogenic leaks on the Space Shuttles before launch. The new system uses a mass spectrometer to monitor multiple locations on the Orbiter. The results of performance tests are reported in this article.
ISSN:0165-9936
1879-3142
DOI:10.1016/S0165-9936(02)00703-3