Acronym

Meaning

AC

Alternating Current

AES

Air Evaporation System

APAETF

Aminopropyl-aminoethyl thiophosphoric acid

CELSS

Closed Environment Life Support System

CHX

Condensing Heat Exchanger

DC

Direct Current

DL4

DaedalusaL4

EDC

Electrochemical Depolarisation Concentration

EMI

Electromagnetic Interference

FTIR

Fourier Transform Infrared

GC/MS

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy

GCR

Galactic Cosmic Radiation

GEO

Geosynchronous Earth Orbit

HAVO

High Air Velocity Oven

HEO

High Earth Orbit

IAC

Internal Audio Communications

ISS

International Space Station

IVC

Internal Video Communications

LED

Light Emitting Diode

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

LIM

Linear Induction Motor

LSM

Linear Synchronous Motor

MCO

Microwave/Convection Oven

MOD

Meteoroid and Orbital Debris

MS/MS

Mass Spectroscopy/Mass Spectroscopy

NEA

Near Earth Asteroid

PCI

Personal Communications Interface

PDCCU

Power Distribution Command and Control Unit

PET

Polyethyl Teraphthalate

PV

Photovoltiac Cells

PVC

Polyvinyl Chloride

RBP

Reactive Bed Plasma

RF

Radio Frequency

RITE

Radio Isotope Thermal Energy

SAC

Starved Air Combustion

SAWD

Solid Amine Water Desorption

SCWO

Super Critical Wet Oxidation

SPS

Solar Power Satellite

SSI

Space Studies Institute

TCC

Trace Contaminant Control

TIMES

Thermoelectric Integrated Membrane Evaporation System

TOC

Total Organic Carbon

TVP

Textured Vegetable Protein

UV

Ultraviolet

VAPCAR

Vapour Phase Catalytic Ammonia Removal

VCD

Vapour Compression Distillation

VR

Virtual Reality