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Conceptual design of a lunar oxygen pilot plant Lunar Base Systems Study (LBSS) task 4.2The primary objective was to develop conceptual designs of two pilot plants to produce oxygen from lunar materials. A lunar pilot plant will be used to generate engineering data necessary to support an optimum design of a larger scale production plant. Lunar oxygen would be of primary value as spacecraft propellant oxidizer. In addition, lunar oxygen would be useful for servicing nonregenerative fuel cell power systems, providing requirements for life support, and to make up oxygen losses from leakage and airlock cycling. Thirteen different lunar oxygen production methods are described. Hydrogen reduction of ilmenite and extraction of solar-wind hydrogen from bulk lunar soil were selected for conceptual design studies. Trades and sensitivity analyses were performed with these models.
Document ID
19890004515
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1988
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:172082
NASA-CR-172082
EEI-88-182
LBS-88-200
Accession Number
89N13886
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-17878
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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