Recommended Citation
September 1, 2016.
Abstract
International Space Station crew members face the unique challenge of maintaining air quality due to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that have the potential to accumulate at unsafe levels. The Spacecraft Atmosphere Monitor (SAM) is a miniature gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GCMS) designed to measure major constituents (such as N2, O2 and CO2) and trace VOCs within the cabin of the spacecraft. The gas chromatograph is responsible for separating the sample into its components in order to be characterized. The oven of the gas chromatograph must reach a temperature of 150°C in order to heat constituents of the analyte into the gas phase. The heater was tested to determine the proper operating parameters. An appropriate operating point was found to adequately heat the oven of the GC. Further work to determine the proper operating parameters of the preconcentrator (PC), a component of the instrument for adequate peak separation, should be done, leading to the improvement of the GCMS instrument for SAM.
Disciplines
Chemistry | Engineering | Laboratory and Basic Science Research | Materials Science and Engineering | Other Chemistry
Mentor
Richard Kidd
Lab site
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Funding Acknowledgement
*This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program under grant# 1546150. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The research was made possible by the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program under grant# 1240040. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The research was made possible by the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program under grant# 1340110. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The research was made possible by the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program under grant# 1136419. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. The research was made possible by the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This project has been made possible with support from Chevron (www.chevron.com) and the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This project has been made possible with support from the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (www.marinesanctuary.org) and the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. *This project was supported by a grant to the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher (STAR) Program from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. *This material is based upon work supported by a grant from the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation and the California State University STEM Teacher Researcher Program. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Foundation.
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