Development and Testing of a Sorbent-Based Atmosphere Revitalization System 2008/2009

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
The design and evaluation of a Vacuum-Swing Adsorption (VSA) system to remove metabolic water and metabolic carbon dioxide from a spacecraft atmosphere is presented. The approach for Orion and Altair is a VSA system that removes not only 100 percent of the metabolic CO2 from the atmosphere, but also 100% of the metabolic water as well, a technology approach that has not been used in previous spacecraft life support systems. The design and development of an Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle Sorbent Based Atmosphere Revitalization system, including test articles, a facility test stand, and full-scale testing in late 2008 and early 2009 is discussed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2445
Pages
11
Citation
Miller, L., and Knox, J., "Development and Testing of a Sorbent-Based Atmosphere Revitalization System 2008/2009," SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 4(1):324-334, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2445.
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Published
Jul 12, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-2445
Content Type
Journal Article
Language
English