Experimental and numerical studies on the treatment of wet astronaut trash by forced-convection drying

• Main Authors: Arquiza, Jose Maria Reynaldo Apollo, Morrow, Robert, Remiker, Ross, Hunter, Jean B.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Space shuttles—Waste disposal; Waste products —Drying; Aerospace Engineering; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12955
• Institution: De La Salle University

During long-term space missions, astronauts generate wet trash, including food containers with uneaten portions, moist hygiene wipes and wet paper towels. This waste produces two problems: the loss of water and the generation of odors and health hazards by microbial growth. These problems are solved...