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Vapor compression distillation subsystem (vcds) component enhancement, testing and expert fault diagnostics development, volume 1
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zdankiewicz, E. M. Kovach, L. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | Vapor compression distillation technology for phase change recovery of potable water from wastewater has evolved as a technically mature approach for use aboard the Space Station. A program to parametrically test an advanced preprototype Vapor Compression Distillation Subsystem (VCDS) was completed during 1985 and 1986. In parallel with parametric testing, a hardware improvement program was initiated to test the feasibility of incorporating several key improvements into the advanced preprototype VCDS following initial parametric tests. Specific areas of improvement included long-life, self-lubricated bearings, a lightweight, highly-efficient compressor, and a long-life magnetic drive. With the exception of the self-lubricated bearings, these improvements are incorporated. The advanced preprototype VCDS was designed to reclaim 95 percent of the available wastewater at a nominal water recovery rate of 1.36 kg/h achieved at a solids concentration of 2.3 percent and 308 K condenser temperature. While this performance was maintained for the initial testing, a 300 percent improvement in water production rate with a corresponding lower specific energy was achieved following incorporation of the improvements. Testing involved the characterization of key VCDS performance factors as a function of recycle loop solids concentration, distillation unit temperature and fluids pump speed. The objective of this effort was to expand the VCDS data base to enable defining optimum performance characteristics for flight hardware development. |
| File Size | 53031664 |
| Page Count | 90 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880019250 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2x39pb4v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Distillation Water Treatment Performance Tests Compressibility Bearings Life Durability Compressors Condensers Data Bases Space Stations Waste Water System Effectiveness Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
