Waste water processing technology for Space Station Freedom - Comparative test data analysis

Miernik, Janie H.; Shah, Burt H.; Mcgriff, Cindy F.

Comparative tests were conducted to choose the optimum technology for waste water processing on SSF. A thermoelectric integrated membrane evaporation (TIMES) subsystem and a vapor compression distillation subsystem (VCD) were built and tested to compare urine processing capability. Water quality, performance, and specific energy were compared for conceptual designs intended to function as part of the water recovery and management system of SSF. The VCD is considered the most mature and efficient technology and was selected to replace the TIMES as the baseline urine processor for SSF.

Document ID

19920048743

Document Type

Conference Paper

Authors

Miernik, Janie H. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)

Shah, Burt H. (Boeing Defense and Space Group Huntsville, AL, United States)

Mcgriff, Cindy F. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)

Date Acquired

August 15, 2013

Publication Date

January 1, 1991

Subject Category

Report/Patent Number

Meeting Information

International Conference on Environmental Systems(San Francisco, CA)

Distribution Limits

Public

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