Dempster William F
Biospheric Design, Inc., Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA.
Life Support Biosph Sci. 2002;8(3-4):155-60.
Atmospheric leakage from a Mars base would create a demand for continuous or periodic replenishment, which would in turn require extraction or mining for oxygen and other gases from local resources and attendant equipment and energy requirements for such operations. It therefore becomes a high priority to minimize leakage. This article quantifies leak rates as determined by the size of holes and discusses the implications of pressure for structural configuration. The author engineered the sealing of Biosphere 2 from which comparisons are drawn.
火星基地的大气泄漏会产生持续或定期补给的需求，这反过来又需要从当地资源中提取或开采氧气及其他气体，以及为此类作业配备相关设备并满足能源需求。因此，将泄漏降至最低成为当务之急。本文对由孔洞大小决定的泄漏率进行了量化，并探讨了压力对结构配置的影响。作者曾参与生物圈2号的密封工程，并以此作为比较依据。
