Using Simulation Modeling for Comparing the Performance of Alternative Gas Separator-Free CELSS Designs and Crop Regimens Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, Incorporated

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Cobb, Melvin N., author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (1991-07-08 : San Francisco, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1991

Summary:

AbstractA successful CELSS (Controlled Ecological Life Support System) design must accommodate the potential mismatch between the crew's relatively constant CO2 production and the widely varying crop CO2 consumption over the plant growth cycle. Any additional changes in material flows, processor characteristics or other system characteristics may have deleterious effects which propagate throughout the CELSS. Important transient conditions which the system design and planting regimen must allow for are described, including:A general-purpose life support system simulator was used to evaluate several CELSS design and operation approaches. The simulator was used to investigate CO2 generation and removal interactions occurring between the CELSS food production subsystem and the rest of the system. These interactions were selected because they are major drivers of the system design and operation

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Publisher Number:

911397

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