Integrated Air Revitalization System for Space Station 860946
The Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) consists of 51 functions. These functions are mostly independent of interactions. One exception is the regenerative air revitalization functions of carbon dioxide (CO2) removal, carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction and oxygen (O2) generation. Integration of these interdependent functions and humidity control into a single system provides significant opportunities for process simplification and reductions in power, weight and volume requirements compared to the use of discrete subsystems. An example of the magnitude of the opportunities provided is given by the ARS-1 developed by Life Systems under the sponsorship of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Information presented in this paper quantifies the savings achieved by this integration and identifies other advantages available through process integration.
Citation: Boyda, R., Miller, C., and Schwartz, M., "Integrated Air Revitalization System for Space Station," SAE Technical Paper 860946, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/860946. Download Citation
Author(s):
R. B. Boyda, C. W. Miller, M. R. Schwartz
Affiliated:
Life Systems, Inc., Ames Research Center
Pages: 16
Event:
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Aerospace Environmental Systems-Proceedings of the Sixteenth Ices Conference-P-177, SAE 1986 Transactions - Aerospace-V95-6
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Carbon dioxide
Spacecraft
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