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A Study of the Feasibility of Using Nuclear Versus Solar Power in Water Extraction from Rocks.

AD621438

Publication Date	1965
Personal Author	Green, J.
Page Count	398
Abstract	Relative to the extraction of water from predicted lunar surface materials, use of solar energy is recommended during early LESA missions, phasing into nuclear energy in later LESA missions. A heat transfer loop common to both systems is evaluated. Various geological and heat transfer problems that pertain to reactor and solar heat sources, as well as the engineering and logistics aspects of water extraction systems, are investigated. Welded tuffs and altered volcanics are believed to be among the best source materials for water in lunarbasing operations. (Author)
Keywords	Water supplies Moon Nuclear reactors Solar furnaces Lunar bases Lunar environment Rock(Geology) Hydrology Minerals Analysis Heat exchangers Power supplies Thermionic converters Hygrometers Petrography Feasibility studies
Corporate Authors	Space and Information Systems Div North American Aviation Inc Downey Calif
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. for 5 Jul 63-30 Sep 65.
NTIS Issue Number	196521
Contract Number	AF19 628 3292

A Study of the Feasibility of Using Nuclear Versus Solar Power in Water Extraction from Rocks.

A Study of the Feasibility of Using Nuclear Versus Solar Power in Water Extraction from Rocks.
AD621438

Publication Date	1965
Personal Author	Green, J.
Page Count	398
Abstract	Relative to the extraction of water from predicted lunar surface materials, use of solar energy is recommended during early LESA missions, phasing into nuclear energy in later LESA missions. A heat transfer loop common to both systems is evaluated. Various geological and heat transfer problems that pertain to reactor and solar heat sources, as well as the engineering and logistics aspects of water extraction systems, are investigated. Welded tuffs and altered volcanics are believed to be among the best source materials for water in lunarbasing operations. (Author)
Keywords	Water supplies Moon Nuclear reactors Solar furnaces Lunar bases Lunar environment Rock(Geology) Hydrology Minerals Analysis Heat exchangers Power supplies Thermionic converters Hygrometers Petrography Feasibility studies
Corporate Authors	Space and Information Systems Div North American Aviation Inc Downey Calif
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. for 5 Jul 63-30 Sep 65.
NTIS Issue Number	196521
Contract Number	AF19 628 3292