dewar MELFI

OBS: dewar : vase [...] aux parois vides et réfléchissantes [mis au point par James Dewar].
OBS: MELFI : acronyme de «Minus Eighty degrees Celsius Laboratory Freezer».
OBS: dewar MELFI : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

CONT: MELFI dewars are cylindrical in shape and contain four ""pie"" shaped segments called Trays [.] Each Tray can accommodate samples in box type containers and vial holders of different shapes and sizes. In addition, the ISS [International Space Station] is investigating the development of middeck locker compatible nitrogen dewars sized to accommodate MELFI trays. These middeck dewars could then be flown on non-MPLM [Multipurpose Logistics Module] flights in the Orbiter middeck or in Spacehab.
OBS: MELFI: Minus Eighty degrees Celsius Laboratory Freezer.
OBS: MELFI dewar: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).