Conceptual Design of a Closed Loop Nutrient Solution Delivery System for CELSS Implementation in a Micro-Gravity Environment

This paper describes the results of a study to develop a conceptual design for an experimental, closed-loop fluid handling system capable of monitoring, controlling, and supplying nutrient solution to higher plants. The Plant Feeder Experiment (PFX) is designed to be flight tested in a micro-gravity...

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Veröffentlicht in:SAE transactions 1989-01, Vol.98, p.1144-1151
Hauptverfasser: Schwartzkopf, Steven H., Oleson, Mel W., Cullingford, Hatice S.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the results of a study to develop a conceptual design for an experimental, closed-loop fluid handling system capable of monitoring, controlling, and supplying nutrient solution to higher plants. The Plant Feeder Experiment (PFX) is designed to be flight tested in a micro-gravity (micro-g) environment and was developed under NASA's In-Space Technology Experiments Program (INSTEP). When flown, PFX will provide information on both the generic problems of micro-g fluid handling and the specific problems associated with the delivery of nutrient solution in a micro-g environment. The experimental hardware is designed to fit into two middeck lockers on the Space Shuttle, and incorporates several components that have previously been flight tested.
ISSN:0096-736X