August 12, 2008 in Pictures
First Technical Sub-units in Linkebeek
A visit to the testing laboratories of Laborelec in Linkebeek allowed the IPF team to bring back an exciting first picture gallery of the station's core mock-up and technical units currently on site.
The Princess Elisabeth station's experiment and laboratory area
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Mock-up of the Princess Elisabeth station's technical core
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Wooden mock-up of the technical core and water treatment skids
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The mock-up measures 6m x 7m x 21m and is made out of pine, just like the station.
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Each separate module of the water treatment unit is called a "skid".
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Most of the station's technical units will be installed on the main level (living quarters) in the center of the station.
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The technical core on the station's main floor is divided into three rooms: batteries, water treatment unit and systems' controls. Each technical room will be closed off by firewalls.
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Under the station's roof, a first level will also house technical installations.
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The roof will house, amongst other things, a fresh water tank, a recycled water tank and the technical core's ventilation system.
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Tangential filtration unit coupled with the anaerobic tank
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View from above
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View from above of the electrical box and active carbon filtration
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Anaerobic Bioreactor
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Anaerobic Bioreactor: pressure gauge
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Anaerobic Bioreactor: gauges
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Piping system for filtering the water
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Ultra-filtering Unit
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Ultra-filtering Unit
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Panoramic View of the mock-up and water treatment unit skids
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