In support of the NASA goals to reduce power, volume and mass requirements on future CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) removal systems for exploration missions, a 4BMS (Four Bed Molecular Sieve) test bed was fabricated and activated at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The 4BMS-X (Four Bed Molecular Sieve-Exploration) test bed used components similar in size, spacing, and function to those on the flight ISS flight CDRA system, but were assembled in an open framework. This open framework allows for quick integration of changes to components, beds and material systems. The test stand is highly instrumented to provide data necessary to anchor predictive modeling efforts occurring in parallel to testing. System architecture and test data collected on the initial configurations will be presented.


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    Title :

    4BMS-X Design and Test Activation


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Environmental Systems ; 2017 ; Charleston, SC, United States


    Publication date :

    2017-07-16


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English