A Microwave Enhanced Freeze Drying Solid Waste (MEFDSW) processor was delivered to NASA-Ames Research Center by Umpqua Company having been funded through a Small Business Innovative Research Phase II program. The prototype hardware was tested for its performance characteristics and for its functionality with the primary focus being the removal of water from solid wastes. Water removal from wastes enables safe storage of wastes, prevents microbes from growing and propagating using the waste as a substrate and has potential for recovery and reuse of the water. Other objectives included measurements of the power usage and a preliminary estimate of the Equivalent System Mass (ESM) value. These values will be used for comparison with other candidate water removal technologies currently in development.
Evaluation of the Microwave Enhanced Freeze Drying Technology for Processing Solid Wastes
Sae Technical Papers
International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 2008
2008-06-29
Conference paper
English
Microwave Enhanced Freeze Drying of Solid Waste
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