Table 3: Comparison between different ECLSS architectures. All quantities are expressed per year. R is the percentage of the CO2 produced by the crew that is recovered by the Sabatier reactor.
|
|
H2O [t] |
O2 [t] |
H2 [t] |
H2O electrolysed [t] |
|
Open loop |
102 |
9.8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Semi-closed loops |
|
|
|
|
|
H2O (R=1) |
17.8 |
0 |
0 |
13.8 |
|
H2O (R=0.8) |
16.8 |
0 |
0 |
11.1 |
|
O2 + H2O (R=0.61) |
15.7 |
2.4 |
0 |
8.4 |
|
O2 + H2 + H20 (R=1) |
12.4 |
2.4 |
0.6 |
8.4 |
|
O2 + H2 + H20 (R=0.8) |
14.1 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
8.4 |