Phase III Integrated Water Recovery Testing at MSFC: Single Loop Test Results and Lessons Learned 932048
A series of tests has been conducted at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to evaluate the performance of the Space Station Freedom (SSF) water recovery system. Potable and urine reclamation processors were integrated with waste water generation equipment and successfully operated for a total of 144 days. This testing marked the first occasion in which the waste feed sources for previous potable and hygiene loops were combined into a single loop and processed to potable water quality. Reclaimed potable water from the combined waste waters routinely met the SSF water quality specifications. In the last stage of this testing, data was obtained that indicated that the Water Processor (WP) presterilizer may not be required to meet the potable water quality specification. The removal of the presterilizer from the Water Processor design would provide a significant power savings, though an increase in the residence time of the catalytic oxidation reactor may be required to meet the potable microbial and Total Organic Carbon specifications. This paper summarizes the test objectives, system design, test activities/protocols, significant results/anomalies and major lessons learned.
Citation: Carter, D. and Bagdigian, R., "Phase III Integrated Water Recovery Testing at MSFC: Single Loop Test Results and Lessons Learned," SAE Technical Paper 932048, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932048. Download Citation
Author(s):
Donald Layne Carter, Robert M. Bagdigian
Affiliated:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Pages: 21
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1993 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V102-1
Related Topics:
Water quality
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Spacecraft
Water
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