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The sign accompanying the PLSS.

It reads


Apollo Oxygen Purge System

  • [Yellow Square] High Pressure Oxygen Subsystem
    Provides storage of oxygen to be used in the suit during emergency.
  • [Green Square] Low Pressure Oxygen Subsystem
    Provides emergency oxygen to the suit for breathing, ventilation, and suit pressurization.

Apollo Portable Life Support System

  • [Yellow Square] Primary Oxygen Subsystem
    Provides storage of oxygen to be used for breathing and suit pressurization.
  • [Green Square] Oxygen Ventilation Circuit
    Provides cooled oxygen for suit ventilation and removes carbon dioxide from the suit.
  • [Red Square] Feed Water Loop
    Provides expendable water to a heat exchanger (sublimator) where excess heat from the suit is exhausted into space.
  • [Red-Orange Square] Auxiliary Feed Water Subsystem
    Provides an additional supply of feed water to be used when the primary supply is depleted.
  • [Blue Square] Liquid Transport Loop
    Provides chilled water to the suit for body cooling.
  • [Black Square] Drain Water Subsystem
    Provides removal and storage of perspiration from the oxygen ventilation circuit.
  • [Brown Square] Electrical Subsystem
    Provides power for fan and pump motors, sensors, displays, and communications.

 
Sign accompanying Apollo Portable Life Support System (PLSS) at National Air and Space Museum
Time picture taken Fri Jun 22 13:11:14 2007
Location picture taken Rocketry and Space Flight Gallery (subsequently closed)
National Air and Space Museum
Washington, DC
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