Experimental study on ceramic membrane technology for onboard oxygen generation

• Published in: Chinese journal of aeronautics Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 863 - 873
• Main Authors: Jiang, Dongsheng, Bu, Xueqin, Sun, Bing, Lin, Guiping, Zhao, Hongtao, Cai, Yan, Fang, Ling
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2016
• Subjects: Ceramic; Ceramic membrane; driven; driven;Experiment;Onboard; Electricity driven; Experiment; generation;Pressure; membrane;Electricity; Onboard oxygen generation; oxygen; Pressure driven; Ceramic membrane; Pressure driven; Onboard oxygen generation; Experiment; Electricity driven
• ISSN: 1000-9361
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cja.2016.06.003

The ceramic membrane oxygen generation technology has advantages of high concentration of produced oxygen and potential nuclear and biochemical protection capability. The present paper studies the ceramic membrane technology for onboard oxygen generation. Comparisons are made to have knowledge of the effects of two kinds of ceramic membrane separation technologies on oxygen generation, namely electricity driven ceramic membrane separation oxygen generation technology(EDCMSOGT) and pressure driven ceramic membrane separation oxygen generation technology(PDCMSOGT). Experiments were conducted under different temperatures, pressures of feed air and produced oxygen flow rates. On the basis of these experiments, the flow rate of feed air, electric power provided, oxygen recovery rate and concentration of produced oxygen are compared under each working condition. It is concluded that the EDCMSOGT is the oxygen generation means more suitable for onboard conditions.