Numerical modelling of the microwave heating behaviour of lunar regolith
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Microwave processes consume approximately 23% less energy than laser sintering and in shorter fabrication times.
“This preference is due to the volumetric heating characteristic of microwave processes, which consumes approximately 23 % less energy than laser sintering and in shorter fabrication times [158].”
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- Authors
- Lim, S., & Anand, M.
- Affiliations
- The Open University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Lim, Sungwoo
- Venue
- Planetary and Space Science
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-12
- Volume
- 179
- Pages
- 104723
- ISSN
- 0032-0633 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2967436586
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.33
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Planetary and Space Science (publishedVersion)
- Open Research Online - ORO (The Open University) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Open University’s Strategic Research Area
- UK Space Agency (# ST/R001391/1)
- STFC (# ST/P000665/1)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Planetary Science and Exploration
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Microwave-Assisted Synthesis and Applications
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Keywords
- lunar regolith, microwave heating, microwave sintering, in-situ resource utilization, lunar construction, Apollo samples, numerical modeling, heating power, specimen size
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