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Helium pycnometer | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Helium pycnometer

density of the grains/Specific gravity linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

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Confidence

1

Literature sources

10

Linked simulants

44

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

density of the grains/Specific gravity

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Planetary Soil Simulant Characterisation: NU-LHT-2M Study Case to Support Oxygen Extraction Lab Tests with a Low-Temperature Carbothermal Process

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

LHS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review NU-LHT-2MmentionedNeeds review EAC-1mentionedNeeds review LMS-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

Thermal conductivitydetermined from laser-heated cooling behavior100%Particle morphologyimaged by SEM100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%Mineralogycharacterized by XRD100%density2.88 kg cm 3100%

Evidence snippets

Density of the grains/Specific gravity - Helium pycnometer

Source literature

Main reference: Planetary Soil Simulant Characterisation: NU-LHT-2M Study Case to Support Oxygen Extraction Lab Tests with a Low-Temperature Carbothermal Process

G. Zanotti, I. Troisi, A. Dottori, M. R. Lavagna | 2024 | Aerospace

DOI 10.3390/aerospace11040295

Extraction state

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1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

TUBS-MSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

TUBS-TSimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

TUBS-ISimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

LHS-1-25ASimulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

CUMT-1Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

CSM-LHT-1Intermediate mixture simulantNeeds review

Bulk chemistrySiO2: 46.9% (LMS-1), 42.8% (BPY-N), 41.3% (Apollo 11); Al2 O3: 12.4% (LMS-1), 11.5% (BPY-N), 13.7% (Apollo 11); FeO: 8.6% (LMS-1), / (BPY-N), 15.8% (Apollo 11); Fe2 O3: / (LMS-1),

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Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%

CompositionSiO2 represents 42.8 wt% of the BPY-N sample, where Si represents 21.5 mol% of BPY-N100%

Flow rate0.99 g/s100%

Tapped density1.18 g/cm³100%

Powder flowabilitymeasured as dry-powder flow behavior70%

Thermal propertiesUsed in studies to mimic the properties of actual lunar regolith for testing and development of additive manufacturing techniques in space environments.100%