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Water and waste water reclamation in a 21st century space colonyThe paper presents the results of research on closed-life support systems initiated during a system design study on space colonization and concentrates on the water and waste water components. Metabolic requirements for the 10,000 inhabitants were supplied by an assumed earth-like diet from an intensive agriculture system. Condensed atmospheric moisture provided a source of potable water and a portion of the irrigation water. Waste water was reclaimed by wet oxidation. The dual-water supply required the condensation of 175 kg/person-day of atmospheric water and the processing of 250 kg/person-day of waste water.
Document ID
19770064036
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jebens, H. J.
(Wisconsin, University Platteville, Wis., United States)
Johnson, R. D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Biosystems Div., Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1977
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 77-ENAS-47
Meeting Information
Meeting: Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: San Francisco, CA
Country: US
Start Date: July 11, 1977
End Date: July 14, 1977
Sponsors: ASMA, AIAA, AIChE, ASME, SAE
Accession Number
77A46888
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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