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SONG Hongqing, DU Hengchang, ZHANG Jie, MA Dongyu, ZHANG Xianguo, KOU Jue. Release Behavior Research of In-situ Helium-3 Resources Extraction in Moon under Heating[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2021, 41(5): 787-792. doi: 10.11728/cjss2021.05.787
Citation: SONG Hongqing, DU Hengchang, ZHANG Jie, MA Dongyu, ZHANG Xianguo, KOU Jue. Release Behavior Research of In-situ Helium-3 Resources Extraction in Moon under Heating[J]. Chinese Journal of Space Science, 2021, 41(5): 787-792. doi: 10.11728/cjss2021.05.787
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Release Behavior Research of In-situ Helium-3 Resources Extraction in Moon under Heating

doi: 10.11728/cjss2021.05.787 cstr: 32142.14.cjss2021.05.787

  • 1. School of Civil and Resources Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083;

  • 2. National Space Science Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190

  • Received Date: 2020-05-07
  • Rev Recd Date: 2021-01-27
  • Publish Date: 2021-09-15
    Abstract
  • The In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) of Helium-3 in Moon can not only solve the energy problem, but also greatly reduce the cost of deep space exploration. In this paper, ilmenite is selected as the representative mineral of lunar soil. The molecular dynamics model of Helium-3 atoms trapped in ilmenite crystal in the ways of vacancies and interstitial sites was established. The diffusion and release of Helium-3 atoms at different temperatures were presented. Simulation results show that Helium-3 atoms would gather into bubbles when they diffused. Meanwhile, two obvious zones were identified according to the release amounts of Helium-3 in ilmenite with temperature, which are the first release zone and the second release zone. The optimal heating temperature for in-situ Helium-3 resources extraction in Moon should be above 1000K. A large number of Helium-3 atoms trapped in different forms can be released at the temperature. The research can provide theoretical basis for energy supply in Moon base.

     

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