Reheating and Sterilization Technology for Food, Waste and Water: Design and Development Considerations for Package and Enclosure 2005-01-2926
Long-duration space missions require high-quality, nutritious foods, which will need reheating to serving temperature, or sterilization on an evolved planetary base. The package is generally considered to pose a disposal problem after use. We are in the process of development of a dual-use package wherein the food may be rapidly reheated in situ using the technology of ohmic heating. We plan to make the container reusable, so that after food consumption, the package is reused to contain and sterilize waste. This approach will reduce Equivalent System Mass (ESM) by using a compact heating technology, and reducing mass requirements for waste storage.
Preliminary tests of the package within a specially-designed ohmic heating enclosure show that ISS menu item could easily be heated using ohmic heating technology. Mathematical models for heat transfer were used to optimize the layout of electrodes to ensure uniform heating of the material within the package. Our next step will involve the development of the reusability feature, and to study the treatment of waste within these containers.
Citation: Jun, S., Heskitt, B., Sastry, S., Mahna, R. et al., "Reheating and Sterilization Technology for Food, Waste and Water: Design and Development Considerations for Package and Enclosure," SAE Technical Paper 2005-01-2926, 2005, https://doi.org/10.4271/2005-01-2926. Download Citation
Author(s):
Soojin Jun, Brian Heskitt, Sudhir Sastry, Ritesh Mahna, Joseph Marcy, Michele Perchonok
Affiliated:
The Ohio State University, Virginia Tech, NASA/JSC
Pages: 10
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 2005 Transactions Journal of Aerospace-V114-1
Related Topics:
Mathematical models
Heat transfer
Downsizing
Containers
Storage
Logistics
Optimization
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