2006-11-19 02:37:01 · 4 answers · asked by bayphoto3001 2 in Environment
Don is right. They just adapted the CM filters to the LM system. The filters are lithium hydroxide canisters. A fan pushed air through the lithium hydroxide, which soaks up the carbon dioxide. When it has soaked up all the carbon dioxide it can hold, they replace it with another canister. On Apollo 13 they just found a way to hook up the different size and shape CM canisters to the LM fan because the LM was only supplied with enough canisters for 2 men.
I suppose if you could find a source of lithium hydroxide, you could buy some and make your own filters.
2006-11-19 03:06:43 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apollo 13 Co2 Filter
2016-12-16 10:06:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Don is right. The modules for scrubbing the co2 out of the air (lithium hydroxide?) were different shapes for the LEM and the command module. They made a clever adapter.
2006-11-19 03:07:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to your local diving shop and price out a re-breather system, it is a diving setup for recycling air. You are most likely looking at spending thousands of dollars on a setup that wouldn't do to much in a non-air tight environment.
2006-11-19 02:49:24 · answer #4 · answered by bacladantu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋