Zabel, Paul (2018) Designing a Closed Ecological Life Support System for Plants, Overview. In: Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats Springer Verlag.
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Abstract
Humanitys plans to further explore space require the development of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS) fully incorporated into space stations, transit-vehicles, and eventually in habitats on the Moon and Mars. These concepts aim to decrease the (re-)supply mass by (re-)generating essential resources for humans through biological processes. Within a BLSS, the cultivation of higher plants takes a crucial role as they can contribute to all major functional aspects (e.g., food production, carbon dioxide reduction, oxygen production, water recycling, and waste management). Furthermore, fresh crops are not only beneficial for human physiological health but also have a positive impact on crew psychological well-being. Adding up these features, higher plants represent a unique asset that makes the investigation of their cultivation in closed systems an essential endeavor. However, plant cultivation in closed environments is challenging and requires several specialized subsystems. This chapter gives an overview on what a closed ecological life support system for plants or space greenhouse is, how it functions, and what kind of subsystems are required.
Item URL in elib: | https://elib.dlr.de/122271/ | ||||||||
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Document Type: | Book Section | ||||||||
Title: | Designing a Closed Ecological Life Support System for Plants, Overview | ||||||||
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Date: | 2 May 2018 | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Handbook of Life Support Systems for Spacecraft and Extraterrestrial Habitats | ||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||
In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||
Publisher: | Springer Verlag | ||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||
Keywords: | Bio-regenerative life Support, Plant, Greenhouse, Greenhouse design | ||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Space System Technology | ||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||
DLR - Program: | R SY - Space System Technology | ||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Systemanalyse Raumsegment (old) | ||||||||
Location: | Bremen | ||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Space Systems > System Analysis Space Segment | ||||||||
Deposited By: | Zabel, Paul | ||||||||
Deposited On: | 16 Oct 2018 18:59 | ||||||||
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2018 18:59 |
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