Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The Heat Melt Compactor is a proposed utility that will compact astronaut trash, extract the water for eventual re-use, and form dry square tiles that can be used as additional ionizing radiation shields for future human deep space missions. The Heat Melt Compactor has been under development by a consortium of NASA centers. The downstream portion of the device is planned to recover a small amount of water while in a microgravity environment. Drop tower low gravity testing was performed to assess the effect of small particles on a capillary-based water/air separation device proposed for the water recovery portion of the Heat Melt Compactor.
Keywords:
Man/System Technology and Life Support
Type:
TFESC-12910
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GRC-E-DAA-TN24169
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Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference; Aug 09, 2015 - Aug 12, 2015; New York, NY; United States
Format:
application/pdf
