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Waste Incineration for Resource Recovery in a Bioregenerative Life Support System
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For the last two years, the University of Utah and Reaction Engineering International, in cooperation with NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), have been developing a waste incineration system for regenerative life support systems. The system is designed to burn inedible plant biomass and human waste. The goal is to obtain an exhaust gas clean enough to recycle to either the plant or human habitats. The incineration system, a fluidized bed reactor, has been designed for a 4-person mission. This paper will detail the design of the units. In addition, results will be presented from testing at the University of Utah. Presently, the unit has been shipped to Ames Research Center for more tests prior to delivery to Johnson Space Center for testing in a 90-day, 4-person test.
Authors
- JoAnn S. Lighty - University of Utah
- Bill Burton - University of Utah
- Avinash Sirdeshpande - University of Utah
- Dale lnkley - University of Utah
- David Pershing - University of Utah
- Jacob Brouwer - Reaction Engineering International
- Gary Kemp - Reaction Engineering International
- Michael P. Heap - Reaction Engineering International
- John Fisher - NASA Ames Research Center
- Suresh Pisharody - NASA Ames Research Center
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Lighty, J., Burton, B., Sirdeshpande, A., lnkley, D. et al., "Waste Incineration for Resource Recovery in a Bioregenerative Life Support System," SAE Technical Paper 972429, 1997, https://doi.org/10.4271/972429.Also In
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