Solar thermal system for lunar ISRU applications: development and field operation at Mauna Kea, HI

Takashi Nakamura; Benjamin K. Smith

doi:10.1117/12.892810

21 September 2011 Solar thermal system for lunar ISRU applications: development and field operation at Mauna Kea, HI

Takashi Nakamura, Benjamin K. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8124, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VIII; 81240B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892810
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses the development, deployment and operation of the optical waveguide (OW) solar thermal power system for In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) applications at the NASA ISRU analog test site on Mauna Kea, HI. In this solar thermal system, solar radiation is collected by the concentrator array which transfers the concentrated solar radiation to the OW transmission line made of low loss optical fibers. The OW transmission line directs the solar radiation to the place of utilization of the solar energy. In this paper applications of solar energy to sintering of native soil for surface stabilization and thermo-chemical processing of native soil for oxygen production are discussed.

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Takashi Nakamura and Benjamin K. Smith "Solar thermal system for lunar ISRU applications: development and field operation at Mauna Kea, HI", Proc. SPIE 8124, Nonimaging Optics: Efficient Design for Illumination and Solar Concentration VIII, 81240B (21 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892810

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