Kerala to get oxygen supplies from ISRO

 ISRO consented to supply 12 MT to the State consistently after Chief Secretary V. P. Happiness kept in touch with ISRO Chairman K. Sivan 

Kerala will get oxygen supplies from the Indian Space Research Organization's ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri, as a component of the endeavors to guarantee satisfactory oxygen supplies for COVID-19 patients. Fluid oxygen (LOX) is utilized as oxidiser in the charge blend for the cryogenic motor of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). 

Big haulers conveying the underlying inventory of 12 metric tons were normal in the State on May 5 morning, government sources said. 

ISRO consented to supply 12 MT to the State consistently after Chief Secretary V. P. Happiness kept in touch with ISRO Chairman K. Sivan. 

M. C. Dathan, logical counselor to the Chief Minister and a previous Director of ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), likewise had stepped up and get ISRO's help with this respect. 

IPRC is the trying community for the space organization's fluid drive frameworks. The cryogenic motor uses a charge mix of fluid hydrogen (LH2) and LOX. Hydrogen melts at short 253 degrees celsius (- 253°C) and oxygen, at less 183 degrees celsius (- 183°C). Cryogenic motors structure the upper phases of the Mk-II and Mk-III variations of the GSLV. 

3 ventilator models 

After the COVID-19 flare-up a year ago, the VSSC had thought of three ventilator models. Preliminaries are advancing on two of them, VSSC authorities said. The models were initiated them PRANA (Programmable Respiratory Assistance for the Needy Aid), SVASTA (Space Ventilator Aided System for Trauma Assistance) and VaU (Ventilation Assistance Unit) — and read as Vayu