Microbial food sources are becoming viable and more efficient alternatives to conventional food sources especially in the context of Closed Ecological Life Support Systems (CELSS) in space habitats. Since bioreactor designs for terrestrial operation will not readily apply to conditions of microgravity, there is an urgent need to learn about the differences. These differences cannot be easily estimated due to the complex nature of the mass transport and mixing mechanisms in fermenters. Therefore, a systematic and expeditious experimental program must be undertaken to obtain the engineering data necessary to lay down the foundations of designing bioreactors for microgravity. Two bioreactor design concepts presented represent two dissimilar approaches to grappling with the absence of gravity in space habitats and deserve to be tested for adoption as important components of the life support function aboard spacecrafts, space stations and other extra-terrestrial habitats.
Design concepts for bioreactors in space
1986-01-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Design concepts for bioreactors in space
NTRS | 1987
|Design Concepts for Bioreactors in Space
NTIS | 1987
|Springer Verlag | 2021
|Thin film bioreactors in space
Elsevier | 1989
|Thin film bioreactors in space
NTRS | 1989
|