Problems of Developing Systems for Water Reclamation from Urine for Perspective Space Stations

961409

07/01/1996

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
The paper deals with possible performance enhancement of the system for water reclamation from urine based on a principle of atmospheric distillation. It is shown by way of example using the system operating on Mir that the introduction of heat energy recuperation, an increase in heat-and-mass transfer efficiency on evaporation and the optimization of the air flowrate in the distillation cycle allow a rise in the capacity of the distillation assembly and a reduction in specific energy. The system outfitted with a rotary evaporator/separator and a thermoelectric heat pump is reviewed.
The design and experimental data verify the feasibility and benefits of the system updating.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/961409
Pages
7
Citation
Samsonov, N., Bobe, L., Novikov, V., Pinsky, B. et al., "Problems of Developing Systems for Water Reclamation from Urine for Perspective Space Stations," SAE Technical Paper 961409, 1996, https://doi.org/10.4271/961409.
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Publisher
Published
Jul 1, 1996
Product Code
961409
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English