| タイトル | Analysis of an initial lunar outpost life support system preliminary design |
| 著者（英） | Bilardo, Vincent J., Jr.; Ballin, Mark G.; Ng, Yat S.; Finn, Cory K.; Likens, William C. |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Ames Research Center; Sterling Federal Systems, Inc. |
| 発行日 | 1991-07-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | A preliminary design of a life-support system (LSS) was developed as part of an ongoing comprehensive trade study of advanced processor technologies and system architectures for an initial lunar outpost. The design is based on a mission scenario requiring intermittent occupation of a lunar-surface habitat by a crew of four. It incorporates physiochemical process technologies that were considered for Space Station Freedom. A system-level simulation model of the design was developed to obtain steady-state material balances for each LSS processor. The mass-flow rate predictions were used to obtain estimates of the LSS mass, volume, and power consumption by means of processor-sizing correlations that were extrapolated from Space Station Freedom processor designs. The results were used to analyze the impacts of varying crew size, mission duration, processor-operation strategy, and crew-cabin loads on the LSS mass, average power consumption, volume, periodic resupply mass, and waste-accumulation rates. The merits of the design were quantified relative to an open-loop LSS, and the implications of this assessment for future LSS research and technology development were identified. |
| NASA分類 | MAN/SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SUPPORT |
| レポートNO | 92A21822
SAE PAPER 911395 |
| 権利 | Copyright |
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