Year: 2011
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: 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
Source: AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-436
Authors: Mark Berggren, Robert Zubrin, Peter Jonscher, James Kilgore
Institution: Pioneer Astronautics (United States)
Language: English
Subfield: Space and Planetary Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2000785546