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Fluids Processing Apparatus (FPA) The FPA is essentially a “microgravity test tube” that allows controlled, sequential mixing of 2 or 3 fluids in a weightless environment. A total of 6.5 ml of fluid is contained inside a glass barrel (1.35 cm ID x 11.7 cm) surrounded by a Lexanä sheath and can be initially isolated into 3 volumes by rubber septa. A bypass in the glass barrel allows the mixing of a fluid into its adjacent chamber as a plunger mechanism pushes the septa forward. FPA’s are housed in sets of 8 in a device called a Group Activation Pack (GAP). (click here for a one page PDF brochure describing the FPA)
Contact Dr. Alex Hoehn, Associate Director of Engineering, for additional information. |
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