Άρης τροφή
(Air-ees Trophy)
By: Aiden, Evan, Jade, Remi
About Martian
Greenhouse
Highfive Dude!
Hey everyone!!
I’m upside down
What is Martian Greenhouse?
Martian Greenhouse is an international collaboration of students and aerospace professionals to come together and find new solutions for both growing plants on other planets and getting students more involved in industry.
What are the main goals? What was the strategy?
The Strategy
The Goals
Plants & Greenhouse
I’m holding a bowling ball!
More like levitating a bowling ball
Medicinal Plants
Culinary Plants & Herbs
We’ve designed our system to accommodate a variety of plants. Other than medicinal plants, we will be growing a variety of herbs and plants meant for culinary uses.
Herbs we’re growing
Other plants
Greenhouse Design and Materials
Greenhouse design
Rough idea of greenhouse layout - top view
Key:
Rectangles - Plant trays
Circles - Aeroponic towers
Support Systems
Water Conservation and Obtainment
Water will be obtained for the greenhouse in several different ways.
Close-to-surface ice on Mars (white box)
Wind Energy on Mars
Wind on Mars ranges from speed of 10-20 mph (16-32 kmph) and can reach a speed of up to 70 mph (110 kmph). However, the density of Mars’ atmosphere is only 0.02 kg/m^3, compared to Earth’s atmospheric density of 1.2 kg/m^3, so a 30 mph wind on Mars isn’t equivalent to a 30 mph wind on Earth.
So, what are some alternatives?
Bladeless?
Piezoelectric?
Based on the math and the large amount of research we’ve done into the topic, wind is unfortunately impractical for Mars...
Solar Energy on Mars
When it comes to solar energy on Mars:
Hydroponics and Aeroponics
Take us to your leader…
Types of Hydroponics
We will be using a hydroponics system that is a combination of a deep water culture (DWC) and nutrient flow technique (NFT) system. What are these systems?
Nutrient flow technique
Deep water culture
Our Design - Hybrid Hydroponics System
These systems will be combined into a hybrid deep water culture/nutrient flow technique (DWC/NFT)system, with a design closely resembling that of an NFT, but with a deeper layer of water/nutrient solution flowing through the channels.
What are these hydroponic systems, and what would a hybrid look like?
Model of hybrid system
Details & Design
Our Design - Aeroponics Systems
The greenhouse will also utilize two different types of aeroponics: aeroponics towers and aeroponics trays.
Idea for a combination DWC/NFT system
Aeroponics tower and hybrid shelving unit - side view
Top view of DWC/NFT and aeroponics trays
Models
*Moon Noise*
Wheeee
Solar/Hydroponics/Wind Turbine Models
Aeroponics
NFT/DWC
All of the different models
Solar Panels & Wind Turbines w/ Blades and some without
Sproutling Model
Structure Model
Our Journey &
What We’re Up To Now
They weren’t prepared for this picture
Oh no…
Martian Greenhouse 2.0 - What it Meant to Us
“My favorite part of this project is making friends, doing what I love and being able to take this journey of a lifetime up to Mars with incredible people.” - Jade
“My favorite part was watching the team grow from a random group of people to functioning unit with the ability to solve the problem ‘How do we feed people on Mars?’.” - Evan
“The part I liked best about participating in Martian Greenhouse was seeing the project come together, and how our team came together in the process. It’s amazing to see what we can do when we work together.” - Remi
“Out of all the amazingness in this project, my favorite role was modeling structures and designs, and watching the project progress.” - Aden
More Information
Thanks for Listening!!
The Martian Movie