Emergency Oxygen System Evaluation for Exploration PLSS Applications 2006-01-2208
The Portable Life Support System (PLSS) emergency oxygen system is being reexamined for the next generation of suits. These suits will be used for transit to Low Earth Orbit, the Moon and to Mars as well as on the surface of the Moon and Mars. Currently, the plan is that there will be two different sets of suits, but there is a strong desire for commonality between them for construction purposes. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate what the emergency PLSS requirements are and how they might best be implemented. Options under consideration are enlarging the tanks on the PLSS, finding an alternate method of storage/delivery, or providing additional O2 from an external source. The system that shows the most promise is the cryogenic oxygen system with a composite dewar which uses a buddy system to split the necessary oxygen between two astronauts.
Citation: Vonau, W., Conger, B., and Paul, H., "Emergency Oxygen System Evaluation for Exploration PLSS Applications," SAE Technical Paper 2006-01-2208, 2006, https://doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-2208. Download Citation
Author(s):
Walt Vonau, Bruce Conger, Heather Paul
Affiliated:
Jacobs Sverdrup, Hamilton Sundstrand, NASA Johnson Space Center
Pages: 11
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Life support systems
Oxygen equipment
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