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Increased oxygen recovery from sabatier systems using plasma pyrolysis technology and metal hydride separation (Document No: 20150016511)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Miller, Lee A. Wheeler, Richard R. Perry, Jay L. Greenwood, Zachary W. Abney, Morgan B. Hadley, Neal M. Dahl, Roger W. Wambolt, Spencer R. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | State-of-the-art life support carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction technology is based on the Sabatier reaction where less than 50% of the oxygen required for the crew is recovered from metabolic CO2. The reaction produces water as the primary product and methane as a byproduct. Oxygen recovery is constrained by the limited availability of reactant hydrogen. This is further exacerbated when Sabatier methane (CH4) is vented as a waste product resulting in a continuous loss of reactant hydrogen. Post-processing methane with the Plasma Pyrolysis Assembly (PPA) to recover hydrogen has the potential to dramatically increase oxygen recovery and thus drastically reduce the logistical challenges associated with oxygen resupply. The PPA decomposes methane into predominantly hydrogen and acetylene. Due to the highly unstable nature of acetylene, a separation system is necessary to purify hydrogen before it is recycled back to the Sabatier reactor. Testing and evaluation of a full-scale Third Generation PPA is reported and investigations into metal hydride hydrogen separation technology is discussed. |
| File Size | 624962 |
| Page Count | 13 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150016511 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t78s9qx7q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2015-07-12 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Man/system Technology And Life Support Methane Water Metal Hydrides Oxygen Hydrogen Plasmas Physics Carbon Dioxide Chemical Reactions Oxygen Supply Equipment Desorption Acetylene Life Support Systems Sabatier Reaction Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |