Ceramic processing system
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MICROGRAVITY
- DATE
- 1987–1988
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1993.0039.001
- MANUFACTURER
- AASTRA Aerospace Inc.
- MODEL
- T-33
- LOCATION
- Downsview, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- NON-FERROUS METAL CASING WITH BRASS? & FERROUS METAL PARTS/ PLASTIC TUBING & PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 61.1 cm
- Width
- 45.8 cm
- Height
- 64.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Space Technology
- Category
- Space science
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- AASTRA
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Downsview
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1988
- Canada
-
EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED BY A CANADIAN AEROSPACE COMPANY AS PART OF THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY MICROGRAVITYPROGRAMME. IT WAS FLOWN ON CANADA'S T-33 PARABOLIC FLIGHT AIRCRAFT. - Function
-
EQUIPMENT FLOWN ON A PARABOLIC FLIGHT AIRCRAFT TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE CERAMICS USING SOL-GEL TECHNOLOGY. - Technical
-
THE EXPERIMENT SHOWED THAT IN MICROGRAVITY MORE HOMOGENOUS TWO PHASE COMPOSITE CERAMICS CAN BE PRODUCED. WITH THE ADVENT OF THESPACE STATION ERA, THESE RESULTS WILL ASSIST IN THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MATERIALS, WHICH ARE USED IN MANY INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DECAL READING 'AASTRA' WITH LOGO ON ONE LONG SIDE/ BLACK MARKINGS ON GAUGE READING 'MARSHALL/ TOWN', 'MADE IN U.S.A.', & '5999A', WITH SCALE MARKED FOR 0 TO -100 kPa & 0 TO 30 in. Hg
- Missing
- NONE
- Finish
- WHITE ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ PLATED, BRASS COLOURED, & BLACK PAINTED PARTS/ COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT TUBING
- Decoration
- N/A
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AASTRA Aerospace Inc., Ceramic processing system, circa 1987–1988, Artifact no. 1993.0039, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0039.001/
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