Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust

Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9780128232552
ISBN-13 : 0128232552
Rating : 4/5 (52 Downloads)

Synopsis Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust by : Nima Gharib

Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust explains how to control and remove dust in space due to the presence of a vacuum, abrasiveness of dust particles and electrostatic charge on particles. The book introduces innovative technologies that use electrostatic and di-electrophoretic forces to remove and transport small particles away from surfaces. In addition, it discusses how to resolve thermal control problems and reduce lung inhalation and eye irritation problems. The book includes two abrasive wear test devices that were designed to study the rate of volume wear for di?erent materials when subjected to lunar dust simulant of di?erent size ranges. This will be an ideal resource for space system engineers, space exploration researchers, and advanced students and professionals in space engineering. - Provides a comprehensive background on lunar and Martian dust properties and challenges and compares currently available mitigation strategies - Highlights the problems from dust on various space systems and crew - Features discrete element models which were created and calibrated based on experimental results to study the capacity of the proposed technique for removing and cleaning dust in a planetary environment

Interplanetary Dust

Interplanetary Dust
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 824
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ISBN-10 : 9783642564284
ISBN-13 : 3642564283
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Interplanetary Dust by : Eberhard Grün

An excellent handbook on the physics of interplanetary dust, a topic of interest not only to astronomers and space scientists but also to engineers. The following topics are covered in the book: historical perspectives; cometary dust; near-Earth environment; meteoroids and meteors; properties of interplanetary dust, information from collected samples; in situ measurements of cosmic dust; numerical modeling of the Zodiacal Cloud structure; synthesis of observations; instrumentation; physical processes; optical properties of interplanetary dust; orbital evolution of interplanetary dust; circumplanetary dust, observations and simple physics; interstellar dust and circumstellar dust disks. No doubt, the text will be regarded as the standard reference on interplanetary dust for many years to come.

NASA Technical Memorandum

NASA Technical Memorandum
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951000845344C
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Rating : 4/5 (4C Downloads)

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Lunar Sourcebook

Lunar Sourcebook
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Total Pages : 796
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ISBN-10 : 0521334446
ISBN-13 : 9780521334440
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Lunar Sourcebook by : Grant Heiken

The only work to date to collect data gathered during the American and Soviet missions in an accessible and complete reference of current scientific and technical information about the Moon.

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students
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Publisher : Elsevier
Total Pages : 740
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ISBN-10 : 9780080887845
ISBN-13 : 0080887848
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students by : Howard D. Curtis

Orbital Mechanics for Engineering Students, Second Edition, provides an introduction to the basic concepts of space mechanics. These include vector kinematics in three dimensions; Newton's laws of motion and gravitation; relative motion; the vector-based solution of the classical two-body problem; derivation of Kepler's equations; orbits in three dimensions; preliminary orbit determination; and orbital maneuvers. The book also covers relative motion and the two-impulse rendezvous problem; interplanetary mission design using patched conics; rigid-body dynamics used to characterize the attitude of a space vehicle; satellite attitude dynamics; and the characteristics and design of multi-stage launch vehicles. Each chapter begins with an outline of key concepts and concludes with problems that are based on the material covered. This text is written for undergraduates who are studying orbital mechanics for the first time and have completed courses in physics, dynamics, and mathematics, including differential equations and applied linear algebra. Graduate students, researchers, and experienced practitioners will also find useful review materials in the book. - NEW: Reorganized and improved discusions of coordinate systems, new discussion on perturbations and quarternions - NEW: Increased coverage of attitude dynamics, including new Matlab algorithms and examples in chapter 10 - New examples and homework problems

Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles

Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles
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Publisher : SPIE Press
Total Pages : 790
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ISBN-10 : 0819452971
ISBN-13 : 9780819452979
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Electroactive Polymer (EAP) Actuators as Artificial Muscles by : Yoseph Bar-Cohen

Covers the field of EAP with attention to all aspects and full infrastructure, including the available materials, analytical models, processing techniques, and characterization methods. This second edition covers advances in EAP in electric EAP, electroactive polymer gels, ionomeric polymer-metal composites, and carbon nanotube actuators.

Principles of Environmental Physics

Principles of Environmental Physics
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Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 071312931X
ISBN-13 : 9780713129311
Rating : 4/5 (1X Downloads)

Synopsis Principles of Environmental Physics by : John Monteith

Thoroughly revised and up-dated edition of a highly successful textbook.

Complex Plasmas

Complex Plasmas
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 495
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ISBN-10 : 9783319054377
ISBN-13 : 3319054376
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Complex Plasmas by : Michael Bonitz

This book provides the reader with an introduction to the physics of complex plasmas, a discussion of the specific scientific and technical challenges they present and an overview of their potential technological applications. Complex plasmas differ from conventional high-temperature plasmas in several ways: they may contain additional species, including nano meter- to micrometer-sized particles, negative ions, molecules and radicals and they may exhibit strong correlations or quantum effects. This book introduces the classical and quantum mechanical approaches used to describe and simulate complex plasmas. It also covers some key experimental techniques used in the analysis of these plasmas, including calorimetric probe methods, IR absorption techniques and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The final part of the book reviews the emerging applications of microcavity and microchannel plasmas, the synthesis and assembly of nanomaterials through plasma electrochemistry, the large-scale generation of ozone using microplasmas and novel applications of atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasmas in dentistry. Going beyond the scope of traditional plasma texts, the presentation is very well suited for senior undergraduate, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers specializing in plasma physics.