gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis) (01/06/91)
Greetings and Salutations: In article <1990Dec31.204130.2390@morrow.stanford.edu> GE.LJB@forsythe.stanford. edu (Louis J Bookbinder) writes: >Does the Shuttle just dump human wastes, or does it filter out the >solids? The Waste Collection System is an integrated, multifunctional system used primarily to collect and process biological wastes from crew members in a zero-gravity environment. The system collects, stores and dries fecal wastes and associated tissues; processes urine and transfers it to the waste water tank; processes EMU (Extravehicular Mobility Unit) condensate water from the airlock and transfers it to the waste water tank if an extravehicular activity is required; provides an interface for venting trash container gasses overboard; provides an interface for dumping ARS (Air Revitalization System) waste water overboard in a contingency situation; and transfers ARS waste water to the waste water tank. To "dry" the solids, the commode is depressurized. To separate the liquids from the air, the mixture enters a fan where centrifugal force separates the liquid and draws it into a stationary pitot tube in a reservoir. Ken Hollis ProLine: gandalf@pro-canaveral Internet: gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com UUCP: crash!pro-canaveral!gandalf
jimcat@itsgw.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak) (01/07/91)
In article <6717@crash.cts.com> gandalf@pro-canaveral.cts.com (Ken Hollis) writes: >In article <1990Dec31.204130.2390@morrow.stanford.edu> >GE.LJB@forsythe.stanford. >edu (Louis J Bookbinder) writes: >>Does the Shuttle just dump human wastes, or does it filter out the >>solids? > >To "dry" the solids, the commode is depressurized. To separate the liquids >from the air, the mixture enters a fan where centrifugal force separates the >liquid and draws it into a stationary pitot tube in a reservoir. > This is too good. Do you mean to tell me that the sh*t hits the fan? (-: -- Jim Kasprzak kasprzak@mts.rpi.edu (internet) RPI, Troy, NY userfe0u@rpitsmts.bitnet "A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission." -Rush
henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) (01/08/91)
In article <M2W^$D_@rpi.edu> jimcat@itsgw.rpi.edu (Jim Kasprzak) writes: > This is too good. Do you mean to tell me that the sh*t hits the fan? (-: That's correct. -- If the Space Shuttle was the answer, | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology what was the question? | henry@zoo.toronto.edu utzoo!henry