Effect of Different Waste Recovery Systems on the Overall Waste Generation Rates for an Advanced Life Support System
Abstract
This work demonstrates how studies of life support systems can be used to advance the understanding of environmental principles. Efficient waste recovery systems that are developed for the Advanced Life Support System used in space explorations can be utilised on Earth. As an example, we explored three different ALSS scenarios, each having different waste recovery technologies. The results are compared in terms of the overall waste generation rates. It is concluded that physicochemical waste recovery systems, with their low level of uncertainty in operating conditions and high recovery efficiencies, are the best choice for a 600 day mission to Mars.
Description:21 pages
Keywords
Simulation-Based Optimization, Technology Comparison, Design under Uncertainty, Crew Diet Utilization, Waste Utilization
Date of this Version
January 2007
Identifier
ALS-NSCORT:p21
Publisher Identifier:
International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 29 (1,2,3). DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.012805
Publisher
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
ALS NSCORT Project Number
Project 15 - Simulation Based Optimization Approach to Model and Design an Advanced Life Support System
Project Lead
Seza Orcun
Language
English
ALS NSCORT Series
Published Materials
Administrative Contact
Dave Kotterman, dkotter@purdue.edu
Rights
Copyright 2005 Inderscience Enterprises, Ltd. For more information please visit the publisher's website: http://www.inderscience.com/index.php
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