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Study of Advanced System for Air Revitalization
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Abstract
To support sustained manned activities in an enclosed environment in space vehicles such as the Space Station (SS), a respirable air supply system is essential and optimization should be aimed at in the design of such a system.
For cabin air revitalization, it is indispensable to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) and other gaseous contaminants generated from crew and/or non-metalic materials to prevent them from accumulating.
In addition to the above functions, oxygen (O2) recovery function using trapped CO2 is indispensable for the Air Revitalization System (ARS) because a reduction of resupply materials from ground is strictly required. This paper presents and an outline of a feasibility study of the ARS in which system optimization is made.
Authors
- H. IShida - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- H. YamaShiro - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- S. Fujita - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- K. Masuvama - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- S. Kondo - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- S. Mltsuda - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- T. Watanabe - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
- T. Shoji - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd
Citation
IShida, H., YamaShiro, H., Fujita, S., Masuvama, K. et al., "Study of Advanced System for Air Revitalization," SAE Technical Paper 891575, 1989, https://doi.org/10.4271/891575.Also In
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