Development and Testing of a New NASA Lunar Dust Filtration Testing Facility

2009-01-2358

07/12/2009

Event
International Conference On Environmental Systems
Authors Abstract
Content
A new Lunar Dust Filtration Testing Facility at the NASA Glenn Research Center will be used to assess the performance of filter media and filter technologies to support future manned lunar surface missions. The facility will serve as an evaluation tool in developing these next generation space particulate matter filters. One of the major aims is to determine the feasibility and efficiency of filtering lunar dust under the constraints of exploration vehicle and habitat cabin design. The facility employs a closed-loop design which facilities a reduced pressure operation, and features several supporting adaptations for working under this environment. The results of initial functional testing, and the challenges of the reduced pressure operation and practicality of using lunar simulant dust will be addressed.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2358
Pages
8
Citation
Agui, J., and Mackey, J., "Development and Testing of a New NASA Lunar Dust Filtration Testing Facility," SAE Technical Paper 2009-01-2358, 2009, https://doi.org/10.4271/2009-01-2358.
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Published
Jul 12, 2009
Product Code
2009-01-2358
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English