The NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC), in conjunction with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), evaluated the impact of an animal science experiment on the Space Station environmental control and life support system (ECLSS). The LaRC-developed ECLSS computer-aided analysis capabilities were used for the evaluation. Equivalent crew size parameters were developed for an animal colony consisting of 96 rodents and 8 squirrel monkeys selected by NASA GSFC as a representative complement for life science research on board the NASA Space Station. Thirteen ECLSS options, along with the analysis assumptions, were established for reclaiming metabolic oxygen (O2) and waste water. In addition, both dedicated and shared options included facilities that were common to both the animal and the crew. The ECLSS options were compared against the Space Station ECLSS baseline provided at the interface requirement review (IRR) at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in 1986. The analysis indicated that minimum cost and weight impact on the ECLSS is realized by operating the ECLSS off-nominal using the electrochemical carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrator (EDC) for CO2 removal and the static feed electrolyzer (SFE), which utilizes a potassium hydroxide (KOH) electrolyte, for O2 generation.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Environmental Control and Life Support Systems Analysis for a Space Station Life Sciences Animal Experiment


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems ; 1987



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987-07-01




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




    Space Station - Life sciences

    YOUNG, R. | AIAA | 1986


    Space Station Life Sciences Guidelines for Nonhuman Experiment Accommodation

    Hilchey, John / Arno, Roger | SAE Technical Papers | 1985



    Environmental control/life support system for Space Station

    Miller, C. W. / Heppner, D. B. / Schubert, F. H. et al. | NTRS | 1986


    Space Station Environmental Control/Life Support System Engineering

    Miller, C. W. / Heppner, D. B. | SAE Technical Papers | 1985