United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

Irpi LLC

John C Graf

Mark Milton Weislogel

Rawand M Rasheed

Logan Torres

Nora D Shapiro

Ryan M Jenson

Ryan Jenson

Tanya K Rogers

Evan A Thomas

Concentration of oxygen gas with electrochemical stacks arranged in series gas flow. A system includes a plurality of electrochemical stacks for extracting oxygen from an input gas, wherein the plurality of electrochemical stacks outputs oxygen gas and oxygen-reduced gas. The system includes a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the plurality of electrochemical stacks, wherein the heat exchanger consumes the input gas and the oxygen-reduced gas, and wherein the heat exchanger transfers heat from the oxygen-reduced gas to the input gas. The system includes a mechanical blower for driving the input gas into the heat exchanger. The system is such that the plurality of electrochemical stacks are organized in series gas flow.

Systems and methods for oxygen concentration with electrochemical stacks in series gas flow

Methods and systems are provided for a multiplexed phase separating inertial filter that is composed of helical through holes generating centrifugal separating forces. In one example, the inertial filter may be a planar porous material with an array of helical channels, each helical channel of the array of helical channels extending from a top surface of the porous material to a bottom surface of the porous material.

Method for multiplex inertial filter, collector and separator

Multiplex inertial filter, collector and separator

A system and method for removing one or more predetermined gases from an environment is herein disclosed. An embodiment of the system and method will now be described. A means for conveying a fluid and a means for flowing the fluid is combined with adsorber and desorber sections. The fluid flows in the means for conveying the fluid by the means for flowing the fluid. Comparably, the fluid flows in the adsorber and desorber sections not by the means for flowing the fluid, but rather by capillary action. In the adsorber section, the environment is in direct contact with the fluid. The fluid is capable for adsorbing one or more gases from the environment. The fluid exits the adsorber section and subsequently flows into the desorber section. The desorber section is self-contained wherein an inner portion of the desorber section is not in direct contact with the environment. In the desorber section, the one or more gases are desorbed from the fluid into the inner portion of the desorber section. In an embodiment, the one or more gases exit the desorber section and the system as a whole.

Apparatus and method for carbon dioxide removal

Apparatus and methods for separating a fluid are provided. The apparatus can include a separator and a collector having an internal volume defined at least in part by one or more surfaces narrowing toward a bottom portion of the volume. The separator can include an exit port oriented toward the bottom portion of the volume. The internal volume can receive a fluid expelled from the separator into a flow path in the collector and the flow path can include at least two directional transitions within the collector.

Systems and methods for separating a multiphase fluid

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