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CapiBRIC- Capillary-Based Brine Residual In-Containment for Secondary Water RecoveryOne of the goals of the AES Life Support Systems Project is to achieve 98% water loop closure for long-duration human exploration missions. Brine water recovery is the primary technology gap that must be bridged to realize this goal. In response to an Agency call for technologies to compete in an October down-select, Capi-BRIC was chosen through a JSC down-select as the strongest candidate to go forward. This resulted in a period of intense development to increase its TRL in preparation for the Agency down-select. This was achieved through rapid prototype design, fabrication, and test at JSC and in a zero-g drop tower at Portland State University. INNOVATION CapiBRIC takes a novel approach of optimizing the containment geometry to support capillary flow and static phase separation to enable evaporation in a microgravity environment. OUTCOME TRL was advanced from 3 to 4, and was selected for continued funding through the AES program. CapiBRIC is poised for development into an ISS technology demonstration, proving its viability as an enabling technology for exploration.
Document ID
20150022297
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Sargusingh, Miriam
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Pensinger, S.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Callahan, M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
December 4, 2015
Publication Date
December 2, 2015
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-34905
Report Number: JSC-CN-34905
Meeting Information
Meeting: JSC Tech and Tell, EISD Showcase
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: December 2, 2015
Sponsors: NASA Johnson Space Center
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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