Results of Multifunctional Condensing Heat Exchanger for Water Recovery Applications 2009-01-2383
Humidity control within confined spaces is of great importance for current NASA environmental control systems and future exploration applications. The engineered multifunction surfaces (MFS) developed by ORBITEC is a technology that produces hydrophilic and antimicrobial surface properties on a variety of substrate materials. These properties combined with capillary geometry create the basis for a passive condensing heat exchanger (CHX) for applications in reduced gravity environments, eliminating the need for mechanical separators and particulate-based coatings. The technology may also be used to produce hydrophilic and biocidal surface properties on a range of materials for a variety of applications where bacteria and biofilms proliferate, and surface wetting is beneficial.
Citation: Ma, Y., Schmitt, N., and Remiker, R., "Results of Multifunctional Condensing Heat Exchanger for Water Recovery Applications," SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 4(1):179-187, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2383. Download Citation
Author(s):
Yonghui Ma, Nick Schmitt, Ross Remiker
Pages: 9
Event:
International Conference On Environmental Systems
ISSN:
1946-3855
e-ISSN:
1946-3901
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1, SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1EJ
Related Topics:
Heat exchangers
Control systems
Humidity
Bacteria
Gravity
Coatings, colorants, and finishes
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