Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System Architecture: Centralized versus Distributed 840961
Both Centralized and Distributed approaches are being evaluated for the installation of Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) equipment in the Space Station. In the Centralized facility concept, integrated processing equipment is located in two modules with plumbing used to circulate ECLS services throughout the Station. The Distributed approach locates the ECLS subsystems in every module of the Space Station with each subsystem designed to meet its own module needs. This paper defines the two approaches and how the advantages and disadvantages of each are tied to the choice of Space Station architecture. Other considerations and evaluations include: crew movement, Station evolution and the ducting impact needed to circulate ECLS services from centrally located processing equipment.
Citation: Boehm, A. and Behrend, A., "Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System Architecture: Centralized versus Distributed," SAE Technical Paper 840961, 1984, https://doi.org/10.4271/840961. Download Citation
Author(s):
Albert M. Boehm, Albert F. Behrend
Pages: 12
Event:
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Spacecraft
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