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Generic waste management requirements for a controlled ecological life support system /CELSS/Regenerative life support systems for future space missions will require closure of the waste-food loop. Each mission application will generate specific requirements for the waste management system. However, there are generic input and output requirements that can be identified when a probable scenario is chosen. This paper discusses the generic requirements when higher plants are chosen as the primary food source. Attention is focused on the quality and quantity of nutrients necessary for culturing higher plants. The types of wastes to be processed are also discussed. In addition, requirements generated by growing plants on three different substrates are presented. This work suggests that the mineral composition of waste materials may require minimal adjustment to satisfy the plant requirements.
Document ID
19820027376
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hoshizaki, T.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hansen, B. D., III
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, 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-23
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
82A10911
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-100
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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