LOVAF Lunar Outpost Vacuum Facility

The LOVAF is available for thermal vacuum cycling and thermal balance testing of small and medium sized space equipment and components.

A passive black shroud is available to improve ambient uniformity with the thermal plate temperature.

A clean environment can be created around the chamber (classification pending).

Several instrumentation feedthroughs are available for connection to the 3x KF50 flanges:
2x 16x TC feedthroughs
2x 15-pin D-SUBs
2x T-sections for increased feedthroughs
1x Swagelok fluid line feedthrough

Type: Service
Features thermal:
Vacuum
Solar simulator
Thermal plate
Temperature controlled shroud
Specimen length [mm]: 450.0
Specimen width/dia [mm]: 350.0
Specimen height/thk [mm]: 500.0
Higher temperature [K]: 413.0
Lower temperature [K]: 214.0
Temperature change rate [±K/min]: 2.0
Feedthroughs: 3x KF50
Data acquisition: Yokogawa DAQ
Vacuum limit [hPa] [mbar]: <5E-6
Keywords: Thermal, Vacuum, Cycling, Balance, Luxembourg, Luxemburg