Mitigation of lunar dust adhered to mechanical parts of equipment used for lunar exploration

被引：34
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作者：
Kawamoto, H. [1 ]
Miwa, T. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Waseda Univ, Dept Appl Mech & Aerosp Engn, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1698555, Japan
来源：
JOURNAL OF ELECTROSTATICS | 2011年 / 69卷 / 04期
基金：
日本学术振兴会;
关键词：
Aerospace engineering; Lunar dust; Electrical equipment; Lunar exploration; TRAVELING-WAVE TRANSPORT; PARTICLES;
D O I：
10.1016/j.elstat.2011.04.015
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
A unique cleaning system has been developed utilizing electrostatic force to remove lunar dust adhered to the mechanical parts of equipment used for lunar exploration. A single-phase voltage is applied to parallel electrodes printed on a flexible substrate to remove the dust. More than 90% of adhered dust was repelled from the surface of the slightly inclined device in a vacuum, and the cleaning performance of the system would be further improved in the low-gravity environment of the Moon. This technology is expected to increase the reliability of equipment used in long-term manned and unmanned activities on the lunar surface. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：365 / 369
页数：5
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