Engineered Closed/Controlled Ecosystem for a Human-Tended Lunar Base 972302
The establishment of a human-tended lunar base requires an autonomous bioregenerative life support system. Bioregeneration within a Lunar Engineered Closed/Controlled EcoSystem (LECCES) can be realized by integrating humans, plants, animals, and waste treatment subsystems. This integration incorporates physical/chemical and biological waste treatment processes that minimize resupply requirements from Earth. A LECCES top-level system integration model is developed based on human metabolic massflow requirements. The proposed model is presented and its components are discussed.
Citation: Sadeh, E. and Sadeh, W., "Engineered Closed/Controlled Ecosystem for a Human-Tended Lunar Base," SAE Technical Paper 972302, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972302. Download Citation
Author(s):
Eligar Sadeh, Willy Z. Sadeh
Affiliated:
Colorado State Univ.
Pages: 9
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Biological sciences
Chemicals
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