Trace chemical contaminants produced via equipment offgassing, human metabolic sources, and vehicle operations are removed from the cabin atmosphere by active contamination control equipment and incidental removal by other air quality control equipment. The fate of representative trace contaminants commonly observed in spacecraft cabin atmospheres is explored. Removal mechanisms are described and predictive mass balance techniques are reviewed. Results from the predictive techniques are compared to cabin air quality analysis results. Considerations are discussed for an integrated trace contaminant control architecture suitable for long duration crewed space exploration missions.


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    Title :

    The Fate of Trace Contaminants in a Crewed Spacecraft Cabin Environment


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    Conference:

    International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) 2016 ; 2016 ; Vienna, Austria


    Publication date :

    2016-07-10


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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