Thermal Vacuum System for Spacecraft Imaging Testing Thermal Vacuum System for Spacecraft Imaging Testing Video Thermal Vacuum System for Spacecraft Imaging Testing

Manufacturer of spacecraft components needed the ability to process and validate their imaging systems under extreme vacuum and temperature conditions.

We configured a custom thermal vacuum system capable of achieving extreme vacuum and thermal conditions. The system components features a custom LVC3640-3322-HH Series HH Horizontal High Vacuum Chamber, and our HVC-3500 Thermal Vacuum Controller programmable settings, data logging, and custom test recipes. Customer required the use of a two zone thermal system with 2ea refrigerated/heating chillers to achieve the target temperature ranges on the platen and shroud.  This system also included an additional platen for use with LN2.   

  • Slide-out stainless steel platen for direct heating and cooling of customer part
  • Multiple thermal control methods, including LN2, electric heating, and fluid heating and cooling to be used with multiple platens, an internal chiller shroud, and chillers
  • Custom ports and feedthroughs including a CRYO rated LN2 port, chiller ports, and borosilicate glass viewports
  • HVC-3500 Thermal Vacuum Controller for automated PLC vacuum and thermal control, programmable settings, data logging, and custom test recipes
Chamber:
LVC3640-3322-HH horizontal cylindrical chamber
Chamber Dimensions:
36" DIA x 40" L
Vacuum Rating:
1 x 10-6 Torr
Temperature Rating:
-75 °C to 125 °C with chiller,  -130 °C with LN2
Finish:
#4 grain machine polish interior and a glass bead blast exterior
Controller:
HVC-3500 thermal vacuum controller
Pumping System:
Turbo pump package (430 l/s, Nitrogen) and multi-stage dry roots high vacuum pump (36 cfm)
No accessories available.

Product Brochures

ASU OSIRIS-REx NASA Mission Customer Case Study
Vacuum System Solutions
HVC-3500 Thermal Vacuum Controller
Standard TVAC Bake-Out Systems for SmallSat
Standard TVAC Thermal Cycling Systems for SmallSat

Videos

X-1P30692 | Space Simulation Thermal Vacuum System for Spacecraft Imaging Systems
X-1P11487 | Space Simulation Thermal Vacuum System