energy requirement

Dear Friends,

I just spoke with an individual who has been modeling these scenarios for NASA for many years. The 'highly varialbe' commment is well taken, however, the power consumption figure that has been modeled for your question is:

1 kilowatt per person constant - or - 1KW/person/day

Obviously, there are many factors, all unknown, but this number is considered reasonable by those who design these systems.

Dennis Chamberland
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ANTIcarrot wrote:
> From: akshatishere
> could you help me out with calculating the total energy required per
> person for 1 day for a space settlement.

Ah, I believe the answer to that is "twice the length to its middle."
Does the person have a microwave for example? AC? AI-drive private holodeck?

> Also the required per person
> area inculding all human factors.

This is also highly variable, depending largely on available technology, and
lifestyle and diatery choices. Did you have a more specific question in
mind?

John