Integrated Atmosphere Revitalization System Description and Test Results 831110
Regenerative-type subsystems are being tested at JSC to provide atmosphere revitalization functions of oxygen supply and carbon dioxide (CO2) removal for a future Space Station. Oxygen is supplied by an electrolysis subsystem, developed by General Electric, Wilmington, Mass., which uses the product water from either the CO2 reduction subsystem or a water reclamation process. CO2 is removed and concentrated by an electrochemical process, developed by Life Systems, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. The concentrated CO2 is reduced in a Sabatier process with the hydrogen from the electrolysis process to water and methane. This subsystem is developed by Hamilton Standard, Windsor Locks, Conn. These subsystems are being integrated into an atmosphere revitalization group. This paper describes the integrated test configuration and the initial checkout test. The feasibility and design compatibility of these subsystems integrated into an air revitalization system is discussed.
Citation: Martin, R., Lance, N., Cusick, R., and Linton, A., "Integrated Atmosphere Revitalization System Description and Test Results," SAE Technical Paper 831110, 1983, https://doi.org/10.4271/831110. Download Citation
Author(s):
Rex. B. Martin, Nick Lance, Robert J. Cusick, Arthur T. Linton
Affiliated:
NASA Johnson Space Center
Pages: 15
Event:
Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Carbon dioxide
Water reclamation
Spacecraft
Water
Methane
Hydrogen fuel
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