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CELSS engineering parametersThe most important Controlled Ecological Life Support System (CELSS) engineering parameters are, in order of decreasing importance, manpower, mass, and energy. The plant component is a significant contributor to the total system equivalent mass. In this report, a generic plant component is described and the relative equivalent mass and productivity are derived for a number of instances taken from the KSC CELSS Breadboard Project data and literature. Typical specific productivities (edible biomass produced over 10 years divided by system equivalent mass) for closed systems are of the order of 0.2.
Document ID
19950058772
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Drysdale, Alan
(McDonnell Douglas Space Systems United States)
Sager, John
(NASA Kennedy Space Center United States)
Wheeler, Ray
(NASA Kennedy Space Center United States)
Fortson, Russ
(NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Chetirkin, Peter
(NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
ISSN: 0148-7191
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 932130
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: July 12, 1993
End Date: July 15, 1993
Accession Number
95A90371
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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