NASA NTRS · 20110006937
Pneumatic Regolith Transfer Systems for In Situ Resource Utilization
Abstract
This slide presentation reviews the testing of a pneumatic system for transfering regolith, to be used for In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU). Using both the simulated microgravity of parabolic flight and ground testing, the tests demonstrated that lunar regolith can be conveyed pneumatically into a simulated ISRU oxygen production plant reactor. The ground testing also demonstrated that the regolith can be expelled from the ISRU reactor for disposal or for other resource processing.
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Mueller, R. P., Townsend, I. I., Mantovani, J. G., Zacny, Kris A., Craft, Jack. 2010-05-12. Pneumatic Regolith Transfer Systems for In Situ Resource Utilization. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20110006937
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