A prototype closed aquaculture system for controlled ecological life support applicationsAquaculture has been proposed as a possible component of a life support system for extended duration space exploration. Atmospheric and hydrologic closure of an aquaculture system are necessary for this application and information on mass flows through such a system is important to integrating it as part of life support. A closed aquaculture system has been constructed and an extensive computer monitoring and control system and sampling protocol developed to provide this information. Preliminary tests indicate that the system has a negligible leak rate and can provide oxygen and carbon dioxide mass flow information.
Document ID
19920055537
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dreschel, T. W. (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Bauer, C. F. (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Koller, M. S. (Bionetics Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)
Sager, J. C. (NASA Kennedy Space Center Cocoa Beach, FL, United States)