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Microwave sintering of lunar soil: properties, theory, and practice
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The unique properties of lunar regolith make for the extreme coupling of the soil to microwave radiation. Space weathering of lunar regolith has produced myriads of nanophase-sized Fe0 grains set within silicate glass, especially on the surfaces of grains, but also within the abundant agglutinitic glass of the soil. It is possible to melt lunar soil (i.e., 1,200–1,500°C) in minutes in a normal kitchen-type 2.45GHz microwave, almost as fast as your tea-water is heated. No lunar simulants exist to study these microwave effects; in fact, previous studies of the effects of microwave radiation on lunar simulants, MLS-1 and JSC-1, have been misleading. Using real Apollo 17 soil has demonstrated the uniqueness of the interaction of microwave radiation with the soil. The applications that can be made of the microwave treatment of lunar soil for in situ resource utilization on the Moon are unlimited.
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“Microwave radiation can penetrate the material deeply (up to 65 cm), making it an efficient method for subsurface heating [159,160].”
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“It was explained that the underlying reason for the distinctive behavior of Lunar soil when exposed to microwave radiation is due to the presence of nanophase Fe 𝑜 which is an unusual property of real Lunar soil.”
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“Microwave sintering of real Apollo 17 soil by Taylor and Meek [160] revealed extreme coupling of Lunar soil with microwave energy.”
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“Typical techniques suitable for regolith sintering include microwave sintering, solar sintering, spark plasma sintering, and selective laser sintering. 57-60”
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- Taylor, L. A., & Meek, T. T.
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- Professor and Director, Planetary Geosciences Institute, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996.
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- Journal of Aerospace Engineering
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- 2005
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