SHOWER WATER FILTRATION AND STABILIZATION

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 5082

Amount: $440,000.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1988

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY

P.o. Box 791 626 Ne Division

Myrtle Creek, OR 97457

United States

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Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

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Business Contact

Name: GERALD V. COLOMBO
Title: INVESTIGATOR
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Abstract

THE BASELINE DESIGN OF NASA'S SPACE STATION INCLUDES A SHOWER FACILITY FOR THE USE OF THE CREW. A KEY COMPONENT OF THE FACILITY IS A HOSE AND NOZZLE WHICH IS USED TO REMOVE WATER FROM THE ASTRONAUT'S BODY AND THE SHOWER WALL. THREE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR WHICH SOLUTIONS ARE PROPOSED: HAIR AND OTHER DEBRIS MUST BE REMOVED. THE GROWTH OF MICROORGANISMS MUST BE CONTROLLED. FOAMING CAUSED BY THE CLEANSING AGENT MUST BE SUPPRESSED. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A PROGRAM FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DISPOSABLE FILTER ELEMENT WHICH IS PRETREATED WITH A CONTROLLED-RELEASE BIOCIDE AND FOAM SUPPRESSANT THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE WATER AS IT PASSES THROUGH THE FILTER. MICROBIAL CONTROL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE COLLECTION DEVICE, AND THE PROBLEM OF FOAM IN THE AIRWATER SEPARATOR WILL BE ELIMINATED.

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SHOWER WATER FILTRATION AND STABILIZATION