| Autor: |
Micha Rosen, Yuan Wang, Lila M. Mulloth, Célio L. Cavalcante, Martin D. LeVan, Dave L. Affleck |
| Rok vydání: |
2004 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
SAE Technical Paper Series. |
| ISSN: |
0148-7191 |
| Popis: |
The air revitalization system of the International Space Station (ISS) operates in an open loop mode and relies on the resupply of oxygen and other consumables from earth for the life support of astronauts. A compressor is required for delivering the carbon dioxide from a removal assembly to a reduction unit to recover oxygen and thereby closing the air-loop. We have a developed a temperature-swing adsorption compressor (TSAC) for performing these tasks that is energy efficient, quiet, and has no rapidly moving parts. This paper discusses the mechanical design and the results of thermal model validation tests of a TSAC that uses air as the cooling medium. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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