Study on the Treatment of Wastewater Generated at KSC (Kennedy Space Center) STS (Space Transport System) Operations and Projected Effects on the Design of the STS Hazardous Waste Management Facility at Vandenberg AFB, California.

Abstract

The Space Shuttle launching at Vandenberg AFB is expected to deposit corrosive materials on the launch support facilities. These materials will be washed off, the contaminated wash water collected and treated. The treatment process consists of a precipitation step where the metal cations are removed from the contaminated water. The clarified water if filtered and passed through reverse osmosis membranes where the inorganic salts are reduced to a level satisfactory for the water to be recycled for reuse in a subsequent launch. The solid residue is disposed of at a landfill and the reject brine water is evaporated in a solar pond. This report describes the establishing of the design criteria for the project based on measurement data obtained at Kennedy Space Center and delineates the selected commercially proven technology. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA144420

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Organic Chemistry

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  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space