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Diversification in Developing Lunar Dust Simulant

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Man–Machine–Environment System Engineering (MMESE 2019)

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Abstract

Lunar dust simulant diversification is in correspondence with the upsurge of future lunar exploration missions. It is a fast and low-cost solution to meet raw material requirements for various ground-based applications. The diversification of lunar dust simulant proposed in this paper is realized in the following five aspects: (1) basaltic pyroclast and plagioclase are confected together as feedstock; (2) partial melting technique is applied to enhance the amorphous glass in the feedstock; (3) multilevel comminution process is employed for pulverization; (4) particle dispersing technique is used to reduce the agglomeration; (5) dielectric barrier method is engaged to charge lunar dust as required. Through these procedures, prototype lunar dust simulant BHLD20 is developed; moreover, its chemistry, particle size distribution (PSD), and charging properties can be diversified and customized further. Lunar dust simulant of specified characteristics can improve the quality and reliability for various applications.

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    Hao Sun, Yao Wu, Jiang Yang, Rui Wang, Haiyang Gao & Yanjing Yang

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Sun, H., Wu, Y., Yang, J., Wang, R., Gao, H., Yang, Y. (2020). Diversification in Developing Lunar Dust Simulant. In: Long, S., Dhillon, B. (eds) Man–Machine–Environment System Engineering . MMESE 2019. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 576. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8779-1_64

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