Immobilized Microbe Microgravity Water Processing System (IMMWPS) Flight Experiment Integrated Ground Test Program 2002-01-2355
This paper provides an overview of the IMMWPS Integrated Ground Test Program, completed at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) during October and November 2001. The JSC Crew and Thermal Systems Division (CTSD) has developed the IMMWPS orbital flight experiment to test the feasibility of a microbe-based water purifier for use in zero-gravity conditions. The IMMWPS design utilizes a Microbial Processor Assembly (MPA) inoculated with facultative anaerobes to convert organic contaminants in wastewater to carbon dioxide and biomass. The primary purpose of the ground test program was to verify functional operations and procedures. A secondary objective was to provide initial ground data for later comparison to on-orbit performance. This paper provides a description of the overall test program, including the test article hardware and the test sequence performed to simulate the anticipated space flight test program. In addition, a summary of significant results from the testing is provided.
Citation: Hurlbert, K., Pickering, K., Slade, H., and Cyrus, K., "Immobilized Microbe Microgravity Water Processing System (IMMWPS) Flight Experiment Integrated Ground Test Program," SAE Technical Paper 2002-01-2355, 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/2002-01-2355. Download Citation
Author(s):
Kathryn Miller Hurlbert, Karen Pickering, Howard Slade, Kris Cyrus
Affiliated:
NASA Johnson Space Center, Lockheed Martin Space Operations
Pages: 10
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Water reclamation
Carbon dioxide
Flight tests
Water
Water pollution
Microgravity
Technical review
Assembling
Hardware
Biological sciences
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