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Compression of martian atmosphere for production of oxygen
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Nolan, P. E. Lynch, D. C. Cutler, A. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | The compression of CO2 from the Martian atmosphere for production of O2 via an electrochemical cell is addressed. Design specifications call for an oxygen production rate of 10 kg per day and for compression of 50 times that mass of CO2. Those specifications require a compression rate of over 770 cfm at standard Martian temperature and pressure (SMTP). Much of the CO2 being compressed represents waste, unless it can be recycled. Recycling can reduce the volume of gas that must be compressed to 40 cfm at SMTP. That volume reduction represents significant mass savings in the compressor, heating equipment, filters, and energy source. Successful recycle of the gas requires separation of CO (produced in the electrochemical cell) from CO2, N2, and Ar found in the Martian atmosphere. That aspect was the focus of this work. |
| File Size | 195102 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910015064 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7pp40t7g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Inorganic And Physical Chemistry Heating Equipment Compressed Gas Carbon Dioxide Compressors Mars Atmosphere Recycling Carbon Monoxide Nitrogen Argon Electrochemical Cells Oxygen Production 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 |
