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Station Oxygen Generation Assembly

Interactive 3D model of a spacecraft Oxygen Generation Assembly: solid-polymer-electrolyte water electrolysis driven by Faraday's law, with a live O2/H2 bubble stack and crew life-support balance readouts.

Aerospace Engineering & Orbital Mechanics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version
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Spacecraft don't carry unlimited breathing air — a real oxygen generation assembly (OGA), like the one aboard the ISS, electrolyzes recovered water into oxygen and hydrogen using a solid-polymer-electrolyte cell stack. This simulator renders that stack in 3D and drives it with the actual physics: Faraday's law of electrolysis ties the current through each cell directly to the molar rate of O₂ and H₂ produced, independent of voltage, while the applied cell voltage separately sets how much power the stack draws. Adjust current, cell count, voltage and crew size and watch O₂ bubbles rise from the anode side and H₂ bubbles (at twice the molar rate, per the 2H2O → 2H2 + O2 stoichiometry) rise from the cathode side, with live readouts for O₂ output, H₂ byproduct, stack power, electron flow, and whether production is keeping pace with crew consumption at roughly 0.84 kg O₂ per person per day.

⚙ Under the hood

Interactive 3D model of a spacecraft Oxygen Generation Assembly: solid-polymer-electrolyte water electrolysis driven by Faraday's law, with a live O2/H2 bubble stack and crew life-support balance readouts.

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3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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