Engineering Solutions for Extreme Environments

Philippe SAMYN, Founding Partner & Architect, Samyn and Partners

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1. ARCTIC & ANTARCTIC EXPERIENCE 1 BELGIAN ANTARCTIC BASE: PRINCESS ELISABETH THE ARCTIC CIRCLE THEATRE MAITRI II – INDIAN ANTARCTIC BASE FOR THE NCPOR 2026-04-23
3. Wind effect on surface pressure 3
6. 6 INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ISS ANDROMEDA - Saturation of photons: 4,5 . 1021 photons / (m². sec) - Surrounded by lonely atoms of: O / N / He / H - Environment: ρ ≈ 0 kg/m³ à p ≈ 0 Pa - SolarWinds - Limited availability of photons - In an Atmosphere of 80% N2 , 20% O2 , 0.1% H2 O - 1,13 ≤ ρ (kg/m³) ≤ 1,27 - + Katabatic winds à 100 ≤ p (Pa) ≤ 1000
11. THANKS FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT! 11