Rationale and systems architecture for a near-term human lunar return

Willenberg, H.J.; Siegfried, W. H.

doi:10.1016/s0094-5765(01)00080-7

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“…Despite the consensus within the literature that the storing thermal energy in the lunar regolith is essential to the running of a lunar base (Moon, 1988, Willenberg and Siegfried, 2001, Walthelm, 2005, Koelle and Lo, 1997, there is a lack of quantitative research into its capacity to hold energy. Sridhar and Gottmann, 1996 Analysis using current ISS heat exchanger technology to discharge waste heat.…”

Section: Background Of Thermal Energy Storagementioning

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Thermal Energy Storage Capacity of Sintered Australian Lunar Soil Simulants

Bonanno

Sproul

Bernold³

2012

Earth and Space 2012

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The maximal dependence on In-Situ lunar resources is essential for the establishing and sustaining a future lunar base. One key need of such an enterprise is a reliable source of energy to power the many needed equipment and devices. This paper presents an effort to study the effectiveness of lunar regolith as an ISRU medium to store thermal energy for use during the lunar night. The goal of the work was to compare the thermal properties of an Australian Lunar Simulant (ALS-1) with other materials and lunar regolith. For this, ALS-1 was sintered in an electric furnace to determine the Specific Heat Capacity (Cp) of the fused material. The resulting sample properties were evaluated with reference to thermal energy storage. The initial experimental results suggest that fusing the abundant fines of the basaltic lunar regolith creates a material that has an efficient capacity to store thermal energy. Factors that enhance its effectiveness are: a) vacuum (considered another ISRU), b) simplicity of installation and operation, and c) expandability of capacity.

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Section: Background Of Thermal Energy Storagementioning

confidence: 99%