Space Station Environmental Control and Life Support System architecture - Centralized versus distributedBoth Centralized and Distributed approaches are being evaluated for the installation of Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) equipment in the Space Station. In the Centralized facility concept, integrated processing equipment is located in two modules with plumbing used to circulate ECLS services throughout the Station. The Distributed approach locates the ECLS subsystems in every module of the Space Station with each subsystem designed to meet its own module needs. This paper defines the two approaches and how the advantages and disadvantages of each are tied to the choice of Space Station architecture. Other considerations and evaluations include: crew movement, Station evolution and the ducting impact needed to circulate ECLS services from centrally located processing equipment.
Document ID
19850051564
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Boehm, A. M. (United Technologies Corp. Hamilton Standard Div., Windsor Locks, CT, United States)
Behrend, A. F. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)