Open AccessLunar Soil Particle Separator
Author(s) -
M.H. Berggren,
Robert Zubrin,
Peter Jonscher,
James Kilgore
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
50th aiaa aerospace sciences meeting including the new horizons forum and aerospace exposition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.2514/6.2011-436
Subject(s) - separator (oil production) , lunar soil , environmental science , astrobiology , materials science , physics , thermodynamics
The Lunar Soil Particle Separator (LSPS) beneficiates soil prior to in situ resource utilization (ISRU). It can improve ISRU oxygen yield by boosting the concentration of ilmenite, or other iron-oxide-bearing materials found in lunar soils, which can substantially reduce hydrogen reduction reactor size, as well as drastically decreasing the power input required for soil heating
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