Technical Paper
CELSS Waste Management Systems Evaluation
1986-07-14
860997
This report compares parametric data for the following six waste management subsystems,as considered for use on the Space Station: (1) dry incineration, (2) wet oxidation, (3) supercritical water oxidation, (4) vapor compression distillation, (5) thermoelectric integrated membrane evaporation system, and (6) vapor phase catalytic ammonia removal. The parameters selected for comparison are on-orbit weight and volume, resupply and return to Earth logistics, power consumption, and heat rejection. Trades studies are performed on subsystem parameters derived from the most recent literature. The Boeing Engineering Trade Study, (BETS), an environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) trade study computer program developed by Boeing Aerospace Company, is used to properly size the subsystems under study.