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The potential role of aerobic biological waste treatment in regenerative life support systemsThe purpose of the paper is to make a preliminary assessment of the feasibility of using aerobic biological waste treatment in closed systems. Issues that are addressed in this paper are: (1) how high a degree of material balance is possible, (2) how much might such a system weigh, and (3) how would system closure and weight be affected if animals were included in the system. A computer model has been developed to calculate for different scenarios the compositions and amounts of the streams entering or leaving the waste treatment system and to estimate the launch weight of such a system. A bench scale apparatus has been built to mimic the proposed waste treatment system; the experiments are used to verify model predictions and to improve model parameter estimations.
Document ID
19820027373
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shuler, M. L.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Nafis, D.
(Cornell Univ. Ithaca, NY, United States)
Sze, E.
(Cornell University Ithaca, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1981
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
ASME PAPER 81-ENAS-20
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Intersociety Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: July 13, 1981
End Date: July 15, 1981
Sponsors: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Accession Number
82A10908
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSG-2408
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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