Rapid Cycling CO
2
and H
2
O Removal System for EMU
2006-01-2198
Future National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-planned missions set stringent demands on the design of the Portable Life Support Systems (PLSS), requiring dramatic reductions in weight, decreased reliance on supplies and greater flexibility on the types of missions. Use of regenerable systems that reduce weight and volume of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) is of critical importance to NASA, both for low orbit operations and for long duration manned missions.
TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) is developing a high capacity, rapid cycling sorbent to control CO2 and humidity in the space suit ventilation loop. The sorbent can be regenerated using space vacuum during the EVA, eliminating all duration-limiting elements in the life support system. This paper summarizes the results of the sorbent development and testing, and evaluation efforts.
Citation: Alptekin, G., Cates, M., Dubovik, M., Gershanovich, Y. et al., "Rapid Cycling CO2 and H2O Removal System for EMU," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2198, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2198. Download Citation
Author(s):
Gökhan Alptekin, Matthew Cates, Margarita Dubovik, Yevgenia Gershanovich, Heather Paul, Gretchen Thomas
Affiliated:
TDA Research, Inc, NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
Pages: 8
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Water
Vacuum
Carbon dioxide
Humidity
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