Friday, January 4, 2013

Reserve Atmosphere

Reserve Atmosphere [1] 800 Liters/ minute respiration rate [2]800 X 60= 48,000 liters/ hour 1.152 million liters/ day 8.064 million liters/ week 32.256 million liters/ month 387.072 million liters/ year 38.7072 billion liters per 100 years [3] 38.7072 billion liters= 1 378 091 873 ft3 It is not necessary to carruy a comlete lifetime supply of reserve atmosphere. The reserve is utilized in times when the space vehicle experiences damage to the hull and allows existing atmospheric gases to escape.

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