Title: TemperatureMoisture Acquisition System
1Temperature/Moisture Acquisition System
- Description
- Miniature sensor that measures temperature and
moisture levels in materials in which it is
embedded - Application Benefits to Exploration
- Determine moisture level and distribution in
particulate or porous materials, including wicks,
membranes, and fabrics - Flow indication with no moving parts
- Determine composition of some simple solutions
- Leak and contamination detection
- Root zone moisture detection
- Status
- Currently being used to measure moisture levels
in root modules and in fabrics
2Condensing Heat Exchanger
Habitat air impinges on porous interface, water
vapor condenses in pores and is collected in
reservoir
Porous membrane condensing heat exchanger system
provides precise humidity control and direct
condensate recovery
Humidity control modules allow easy scaling and
distributed application
Plasma-enhanced Surfaces
- Applications
- Humidification
- Dehumidification
- Waste drying
- Brine evaporation
- Cloths drying
Prototype trash dryer
Hydrophilic and biocidal coatings
3Miniature Mass Spectrometer
- Description
- Ruggedized, miniature mass spectrometer
integrated into rack mount payload envelope to
monitor trace concentrations of atmospheric
contaminants of interest in closed environments.
Integration with GC and other sensors would
expand capabilities. - Application Benefits to Exploration
- Identification of a broad range of volatile
organic components in closed environments - Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for
Selected Airborne Contaminants (JSC 20584) - Plant contaminants (JSC Document 39349, Advanced
Life Support Crop Growth Science and Technology
Report) - -Monitoring volatile organic components
detrimental to human health - -Analytical instrument for experimentation
- -Monitoring contaminants harmful to plants at
very low concentrations - Status
- Conceptual development
Vacuum chamber housing for a miniature
cylindrical ion trap
Entire operational cylindrical ion trap mass
spectrometer.
4In-Situ Manufacturing Materials
- PAPER
- STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
- CLOTH
- LUBRICANTS
- SOAPS
- PLASTICS
- COATINGS
- SURFACTANTS
- ALCOHOL
- ACETONE
- RUBBER
- LACQUER
- DYES (INK)
- ADHESIVES
- ENZYMES
5In-Situ Manufacturing Materials
- Beams
- Wall and floor panels
- Reinforcing material
- Furniture
- Doors
- Molds for concrete
- Air filters
- Acoustic panels
- Packaging
- Paper
- Geotextiles
Basic structural component system made from paper
tubes
Acoustic Tile
Fiber-formed connectors
Structural Panels