>habitable atmosphere is limited af on mars/moon, limited to constructions specifically
>any construction on mars/moon should be engineered for maximum survivability and conservation of resources
>ergo an airlock system should capture as much habitable atmosphere as possible during in-/egress
>solid filters would require highly advanced engineering and possibly metamaterials to reliably and effectively filter out fine particles everpresent in water-scarce atmospheres
>water-scarce
<water
>pipes
>bongs
>pump atmo into storage tanks on egress, filtering through a relatively (not-super) fine bubble filter via one-way exterior valve/pump
>pump clean, humidified, honest-to-god air into airlock on ingress, never lost due to one-way valve/pump
>remove fines while adding atmosphere errytime
>refreshing breeze to provide morale boost on interior airlock open/returning home
pros:
>HVAC/atmo system already integrated to superstructure
>relatively easily maintained
> bubble filter:drilling holes as opposed to microweaving nanofiber
> water easily replaced before saturation
> captured fine condensation?
>morale boost - a gentle breeze after the alien desert
cons:
>pump/valve may be special
>capacity limitations, long de-/repress?
>specialty weight?
> offsettable with regards to airlock ABSOLUTE NECESSITY status?
>corrosion?
> offsettable with carbon fiber?
>literally none
i really need some input on this
i really cant do math
>any construction on mars/moon should be engineered for maximum survivability and conservation of resources
>ergo an airlock system should capture as much habitable atmosphere as possible during in-/egress
>solid filters would require highly advanced engineering and possibly metamaterials to reliably and effectively filter out fine particles everpresent in water-scarce atmospheres
>water-scarce
<water
>pipes
>bongs
>pump atmo into storage tanks on egress, filtering through a relatively (not-super) fine bubble filter via one-way exterior valve/pump
>pump clean, humidified, honest-to-god air into airlock on ingress, never lost due to one-way valve/pump
>remove fines while adding atmosphere errytime
>refreshing breeze to provide morale boost on interior airlock open/returning home
pros:
>HVAC/atmo system already integrated to superstructure
>relatively easily maintained
> bubble filter:drilling holes as opposed to microweaving nanofiber
> water easily replaced before saturation
> captured fine condensation?
>morale boost - a gentle breeze after the alien desert
cons:
>pump/valve may be special
>capacity limitations, long de-/repress?
>specialty weight?
> offsettable with regards to airlock ABSOLUTE NECESSITY status?
>corrosion?
> offsettable with carbon fiber?
>literally none
i really need some input on this
i really cant do math
