Mechanical equipment requirements for inflatable lunar structures

Details Mechanical equipment requirements for inflatable lunar structures Mechanical equipment requirements for inflatable lunar structures

Apr 1992

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992jaere...5..248h&link_type=abstract

Journal of Aerospace Engineering (ISSN 0893-1321), vol. 5, no. 2, p. 248-256.

Physics

Assembling, Inflatable Structures, Lunar Based Equipment, Lunar Bases, Liquid Air, Lunar Construction Equipment, Lunar Environment, Trusses

Scientific paper

The mechanical equipment and operations required to support an inflatable structure are identified. A previously proposed semicylindrical structure is examined, but the principal results are applicable to all inflatable structures. It is found that air for inflatable structures should be transported to the moon in a liquid state. The liquefied air can be evaporated and heated to the proper temperature using solar energy and a conventional pumping system. Removing the air from the facility requires different equipment. There are two alternatives: to discharge the air to the moon, and reclaim the air for reuse. The former is not likely to be cost-effective and may be scientifically unacceptable; the latter presents numerous technical problems but appears technically feasible.

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