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Glass fiber processing for the moon/mars program: center director's discretionary fund final report
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Curreri, P. Ethridge, E. Tucker, D. S. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | Glass fiber has been produced from two lunar soil simulants. These two materials simulate lunar mare soil and lunar highland soil compositions, respectively. Short fibers containing recrystallized areas were produced from the as-received simulants. Doping the highland simulant with 8 weight percent B2-O3 yielded a material which could be spun continuously. The effects of lunar gravity on glass fiber formation were studied utilizing NASA's KC-135 aircraft. Gravity was found to play a major role in final fiber diameter. |
| File Size | 955207 |
| Page Count | 26 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930003927 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1xd5t27p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nonmetallic Materials Fabrication Additives Gravitational Effects Simulation Space Processing Basalt Lunar Soil Microgravity Glass Fibers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |