Processing of Nonterrestial Materials in Space
Abstract
A study of available nonterrestrial materials, general processing methods for those materials, and a specific study of centrifugal phase separation is presented in this report. Nonterrestrial materials studied are the moon and near earth asteroids. The environment in which the processing of these materials takes place is studied as well as a summary of several proposed processes. The feasibility and differences of centrifugal phase separation in space as compared to gravity separation is analyzed. The major conclusion of the centrifugal phase separation study is that all phase separations possible on earth are possible by use of centrifuges in space. Modifications of terrestrial designs are discussed.
Description
Program year: 1978/1979Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
non-terrestrial materialsprocessing methods
centrifugal phase separation
gravity separation
asteroids
Citation
Glass, Thomas Giltner (1979). Processing of Nonterrestial Materials in Space. University Undergraduate Fellow. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -WaltersM _1991.