Volk T, Rummel J D
Department of Applied Science, New York University 10003.
Adv Space Res. 1987;7(4):141-8. doi: 10.1016/0273-1177(87)90045-7.
Design decisions to aid the development of future space-based biological life support systems (BLSS) can be made with simulation models. Here we develop the biochemical stoichiometry for 1) protein, carbohydrate, fat, fiber, and lignin production in the edible and inedible parts of plants; 2) food consumption and production of organic solids in urine, feces, and wash water by the humans; and 3) operation of the waste processor. Flux values for all components are derived for a steady-state system with wheat as the sole food source. The large-scale dynamics of a materially-closed (BLSS) computer model is described in a companion paper. An extension of this methodology can explore multi-food systems and more complex biochemical dynamics while maintaining whole-system closure as a focus.
借助仿真模型可做出有助于未来太空生物生命支持系统（BLSS）发展的设计决策。在此，我们针对以下方面建立生化化学计量关系：1）植物可食部分和不可食部分中蛋白质、碳水化合物、脂肪、纤维及木质素的生成；2）人类的食物消耗以及尿液、粪便和洗涤水中有机固体的产生；3）废物处理器的运行。针对以小麦作为唯一食物来源的稳态系统，得出了所有组分的通量值。在一篇配套论文中描述了物质封闭型（BLSS）计算机模型的大规模动力学。这种方法的扩展可以探索多食物系统和更复杂的生化动力学，同时将保持整个系统的封闭性作为重点。
