LUNAR SOIL SIMULANT STUDY, PHASE B, PART I. OUTGASSING CHARACTERISTICS.

Abstract

The work describes an investigation of the outgassing characteristics of diabase rock crushed to a gradation equivalent to a fine sand. Materials were heated in air to various temperatures and for several exposure periods and were then placed in a high vacuum chamber for pump down. The variation of pressure with time was plotted and the effect of nitrogen overlays between successive pump downs were evaluated. The one-dimension diffusion equation was solved to indicate the way in which pressure varies with depth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0699426

Entities

People

  • E. S. Gall
  • J. H. Hubbard

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chambers
  • Diffusion
  • Equations
  • High Vacuum
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen
  • Outgassing
  • Vacuum
  • Vacuum Chambers

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster