Transition from pressurised envoronment to vaccum environment

  • Thread starter Thread starter armin11
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Transition
Click For Summary
SUMMARY

The discussion centers on the challenges of transitioning from a pressurized environment to a vacuum without air loss, primarily focusing on the limitations of current airlock technology. Participants explore the feasibility of alternative mechanisms, such as a "plasma window" and innovative materials that could allow human passage while preventing air leakage. However, the consensus is that existing technology necessitates the use of airlocks, which inherently lose a small percentage of air during operation. Suggestions for improving airlock efficiency include designing collapsible airlocks and exploring the "suitport" concept for astronaut mobility.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of airlock mechanisms and their operation in spacecraft.
  • Familiarity with plasma technology and its applications in vacuum environments.
  • Knowledge of materials science, particularly regarding membranes and their properties.
  • Basic principles of astronautical engineering and space suit design.
NEXT STEPS
  • Research "plasma window" technology and its potential applications in aerospace engineering.
  • Investigate advancements in materials that can act as air-tight seals while allowing human passage.
  • Explore the "suitport" concept and its implications for future space missions.
  • Study engineering solutions for enhancing airlock efficiency and minimizing air loss during transitions.
USEFUL FOR

Aerospace engineers, materials scientists, and professionals involved in space mission design and astronaut safety will benefit from this discussion, particularly those focused on improving airlock technology and reducing air loss in spacecraft environments.

  • #61
What about using hydrogel instead of gel?
 
Engineering news on Phys.org
  • #62
armin11 said:
What about using hydrogel instead of gel?
Actually everything I've said has been with hydrogels in mind.
 
  • #63
I don't know if anyone said this already , but You need a load lock of some kind that you can vent to isolate your vacuum " Chamber" or else you could never get the thing open.
 

Similar threads

Undergrad Topological phase transitions for the whole Universe...?
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
Graduate Noise in Landau–Zener transition
  • · Replies 0 ·
Replies
0
Views
849
Using Monopods for city travel utilizing linear induction motors
  • · Replies 95 ·
4
Replies
95
Views
7K
Job Skills Transitioning to Physics from Neuroscience
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
3K
Graduate Multi-scale Decoherence and the Quantum-to-Classical Transition
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
2K
Undergrad Could cosmic rays induce a vacuum decay in the future?
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
3K
Undergrad Radiative and Nonradiative Transitions
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
4K
Undergrad Feynman, Hibbs Transition Amplitudes and Energy
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Views
2K
Undergrad Volume of water consumed by vacuum
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5
Views
2K
Graduate Metal insulator transition and percolation
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K