The MELiSSA Pilot Plant Facility: demonstrating closed-loop life support systems [NOT TRANSLATED]
2012-07-04
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Bellaterra (Room C5/016 (Ground Floor, Science Building, UAB))
MELiSSA (Micro-Ecological Life Support System Alternative) is designed as a closed life support system for long-term manned missions.
The MELiSSA loop is formed by five interconnected compartments, organized in three different loops (solid, liquid and gas). The MELiSSA Pilot Plant facility has been designed to achieve the preliminary terrestrial demonstration of the MELiSSA concept at pilot scale, using animals as a model for the crew compartment.
The development of the MELiSSA Pilot Plant is a … [NOT TRANSLATED]