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

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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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