i really love the oxygen candles they also can use to get an extra boost of oxygen if there are a lot of people on station. That system did cause the fire on mir but i believe the investigation concluded some foreign object, a ripped piece of latex glove or something like that, was what caused the fire, so the system is still in use on iss. It's really interesting not only that they can burn something to make oxygen, but that its such a good system they decided to bring it into space. Similar solid fuel oxygen generators are used in airliners, on submarines, i think even firefighters use them in some cases
ISS Solar Panels are insanely efficient compared to even industrial ones here on earth and there's also the vacuum of space to consider. No atmosphere and therefore wayyyy more solar potential energy to harness. All of these things combined add up much higher energy yields than at sea level on earth. Also this isn't the only system, oxygen scrubbers and whatever else they use means that the Electrolysis O2 Generators don't actually have to produce that much oxygen, they simply compliment it (so even less power draw). This same principle of reusability is seen everywhere in the station and when analysed as a whole you'd be surprised how efficient it is at maintaining life systems. A huge chunk of power consumption I'm assuming also comes from the science instruments and experiments, everything is quite nicely thought out :D
Yes, there are algae bioreactors on the ISS that can turn CO2 into oxygen. But they are still not fully commissioned/operational, it's just an experiment for now. That's why I decided not to talk about it in the video
I very well enjoyed this video, especially your amazing accent! I wish you success.
Thank you so much!
1:41 it is almost a closed loop but they still vent methane to space, losing CH4. so more H2O is always needed, and carbon in the form of food.
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He sounds like a James Bond Villian.. Awesomeness!!!
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i really love the oxygen candles they also can use to get an extra boost of oxygen if there are a lot of people on station. That system did cause the fire on mir but i believe the investigation concluded some foreign object, a ripped piece of latex glove or something like that, was what caused the fire, so the system is still in use on iss. It's really interesting not only that they can burn something to make oxygen, but that its such a good system they decided to bring it into space. Similar solid fuel oxygen generators are used in airliners, on submarines, i think even firefighters use them in some cases
But electrolysis is very expensive in terms of energy, they can fuel it with just solar panels?
ISS Solar Panels are insanely efficient compared to even industrial ones here on earth and there's also the vacuum of space to consider. No atmosphere and therefore wayyyy more solar potential energy to harness. All of these things combined add up much higher energy yields than at sea level on earth.
Also this isn't the only system, oxygen scrubbers and whatever else they use means that the Electrolysis O2 Generators don't actually have to produce that much oxygen, they simply compliment it (so even less power draw). This same principle of reusability is seen everywhere in the station and when analysed as a whole you'd be surprised how efficient it is at maintaining life systems. A huge chunk of power consumption I'm assuming also comes from the science instruments and experiments, everything is quite nicely thought out :D
Where is oxygen from algae?
Yes, there are algae bioreactors on the ISS that can turn CO2 into oxygen. But they are still not fully commissioned/operational, it's just an experiment for now. That's why I decided not to talk about it in the video
Concise and interesting.
BTW, your English is excellent, but your heavy accent is killing me.
@@jamese9283 Thanks, mate! I’m glad you found this video interesting. As for the accent, yeah… I’m working on it.
Dude, come on. You go learn another language and do it without any noticeable accent.
People will believe anything
Like dumb conspiracy theories that the ISS is fake?