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Water crisis at ISS, a stupid suggestion
There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine
processor on board. There is a water condensate collector, which is helping to reclaim some water and stretch the limited supply. Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. |
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Explorer8939 wrote:
There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine processor on board. Didn't the russians have a urine processor on Mir ? (as I recall, they didn't use for for human consumption, but it was good enough for the water processor that feed water to elektron. Was this the case ? If so, why was this not installed on Alpha ? |
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Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some
urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. ahh no offense would you like to sit around in a room with a boiling pot of urine water? .. .. End the dangerous wasteful shuttle now before it kills any more astronauts.... |
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Didn't the russians have a urine processor on Mir ? (as I recall, they didn't use for for human consumption, but it was good enough for the water processor that feed water to elektron. Was this the case ? If so, with the shuttles excess water dump they probably didnt feel it necessary. no doubt dropped during budget cuts........ .. .. End the dangerous wasteful shuttle now before it kills any more astronauts.... |
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"Explorer8939" wrote in message om... There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine processor on board. There is a water condensate collector, which is helping to reclaim some water and stretch the limited supply. Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. Just a quick question. How would you go about boiling an open container of water in zero-g? |
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John Doe wrote:
Didn't the russians have a urine processor on Mir ? (as I recall, they didn't use for for human consumption, but it was good enough for the water processor that feed water to elektron. Was this the case ? If so, why was this not installed on Alpha ? IIRC the figuring was that since the Shuttle almost always has an excess of water, that excess could be used. D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. |
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It wouldn't be an open container. Those aren't allowed in Space :-).
Now a vessel under pressure... "Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message ... "Explorer8939" wrote in message om... There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine processor on board. There is a water condensate collector, which is helping to reclaim some water and stretch the limited supply. Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. Just a quick question. How would you go about boiling an open container of water in zero-g? |
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Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:
"Explorer8939" wrote in message om... There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine processor on board. There is a water condensate collector, which is helping to reclaim some water and stretch the limited supply. Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. Just a quick question. How would you go about boiling an open container of water in zero-g? - Strip the ends off a lamp cord. - Connect exposed ends of cord to steel wool, heavy gauge. - Loosen potful of water to center of room, let equalize to medium sized drop(let). (Need a new name for a drop of water the size of half a cubic foot or so in volume.) - Insert the electrical device into the drop and let the water coalesce around it until equilibrium has been achieved. - Plug in end of lamp cord to wall socket. Easy. Of course there is the low tech way that involves a big magnifying glass, but you need to work out orbital issues, as well as craft rotation on the long axis and positioning yourself near a porthole. TBerk |
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"K. Collier" wrote in message ink.net... It wouldn't be an open container. Those aren't allowed in Space :-). Now a vessel under pressure... And you separate the gasses how? "Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message ... "Explorer8939" wrote in message om... There is a lack of water at ISS, mostly because there's no urine processor on board. There is a water condensate collector, which is helping to reclaim some water and stretch the limited supply. Inquiring minds want to know: couldn't the crew just somehow boil some urine, and let the condensate collector capture the resulting water vapor? This water could be used to supply the Elektron and other systems that can use technical water. Just a quick question. How would you go about boiling an open container of water in zero-g? |
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