environmental control system


environmental control system

[in¦vī·ərn¦mənt·əl kən′trōl ‚sis·təm] (engineering) A system used in a closed area, especially a spacecraft or submarine, to permit life to be sustained; the system provides the occupants with a suitably controlled atmosphere to permit them to live and work in the area.

environmental control system

environmental control systemThe system that controls the environment in which the occupants of the aircraft function. It includes the supplemental oxygen, air-conditioning, heaters, and pressurization systems, and any other feature that makes it comfortable for occupants at all altitudes.