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Creator |
1c5c32b11b5ad1bd9c846a77784abc38 |
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Creator |
8fa04f9226ba96517b081ceedfb3d823 |
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Date |
2019 |
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Date |
2019-12 |
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Is Part Of |
p00320633 |
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repository |
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abstract |
The field of <i>In Situ</i> Resource Utilisation (ISRU) is expanding rapidly with
a particular focus on developing ISRU technologies and applications to support a longer-term
surface exploration of the Moon. In this respect, microwave sintering is proposed
to be one of the potential fabrication methods for developing a 3D printing technique
for construction processes on the Moon. Thus, understanding the behaviour of lunar
regolith, available at different locations on the Moon (e.g. mare versus highlands
regions), under microwave heating is crucial for developing an optimal method for
microwave sintering. As the availability of real lunar regolith on Earth is highly
limited, developing an appropriate numerical model of microwave heating behaviour
of lunar regolith is urgently required. In this paper, three representative lunar
regolith samples (selected from the database of Apollo sample collections) with pre-defined
material properties have been simulated under seven input powers and three specimen
sizes. This paper discusses the outcomes of these simulations and the potential contribution
of the model for developing a desired 3D printing technique utilising microwave sintering
of lunar regolith. |
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authorList |
authors |
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peerReviewed |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/932021 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/932212 |
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volume |
179 |
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type |
AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Lim, Sungwoo and Anand, Mahesh (2019). Numerical modelling of the microwave
heating behaviour of lunar regolith. Planetary And Space Science (Early Access).
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label |
Lim, Sungwoo and Anand, Mahesh (2019). Numerical modelling of the microwave heating
behaviour of lunar regolith. Planetary And Space Science, 179, article no. 104723. |
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Title |
Numerical modelling of the microwave heating behaviour of lunar regolith |
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in dataset |
oro |