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Leveraging Carbon Financing To Enable Accountable Water Treatment Programs, Evan A. Thomas
Leveraging Carbon Financing To Enable Accountable Water Treatment Programs, Evan A. Thomas
Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
This article outlines the technical premise and policy considerations surrounding the first program to generate carbon finance for drinking water treatment.
Developing Sustainable Spacecraft Water Management Systems, Evan A. Thomas, David M. Klaus
Developing Sustainable Spacecraft Water Management Systems, Evan A. Thomas, David M. Klaus
Mechanical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
It is well recognized that water handling systems used in a spacecraft are prone to failure caused by biofouling and mineral scaling, which can clog mechanical systems and degrade the performance of capillary-based technologies. Long duration spaceflight applications, such as extended stays at a Lunar Outpost or during a Mars transit mission, will increasingly benefit from hardware that is generally more robust and operationally sustainable overtime. This paper presents potential design and testing considerations for improving the reliability of water handling technologies for exploration spacecraft. Our application of interest is to devise a spacecraft wastewater management system wherein fouling can …