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Auger for gas and liquid recovery from regolith

a technology of gas and liquid resources, applied in the field of resource recovery, can solve problems such as adding mass and complexity

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-06-21
AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE
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Transportation of fuel and other resources to locations such as the Moon for use on the Moon and / or for a return trip to Earth adds mass and complexity to the craft carrying the resources and the mission in general which much address storage and handling of the resources.

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[0012]Shown in FIG. 1 is an embodiment of a resource recovery system 10. The system 10 is located at a desired regolith surface 12, such as on Earth, the Moon, an asteroid, or another planet. A capture container 14 is placed over the surface 12 to be scavenged for resources defining a capture volume 30 between the surface 12 and an interior of the capture container 14. In some embodiments, the capture container 14 is fitted to the surface 12, either through flexibility of the container 14 or other means, such as a seal, to control leakage of recovered resources from an interior 16 of the capture container 14.

[0013]One or more hole making devices 18, such as, for example, an auger, spike, rod or impactor other hole-making device, is located in the interior of the capture container 14. While only one hole making device 18 is shown in FIG. 1, it is to be appreciated that other quantities of hole making devices 18, for example 2, 3, or 4 or more hole making devices 18 may be utilized to...

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Abstract

A resource recovery system includes a capture container located at a desired surface defining a capture volume between the surface and an interior of the capture container. One or more hole-making devices are located in the capture container to excavate soil from at least one hole in the surface. A heater located in the hole making device heats the excavated soil, releasing one or more compounds from the excavated soil. The capture container is configured to capture gas and / or liquid compounds released from the excavated soil. A method of resource extraction from soil includes covering a desired surface with a capture container defining a capture volume between the desired surface and an interior of the capture container. Soil is excavated from a hole in the desired surface into the capture volume with an auger. The auger heats the excavated soil thereby releasing one or more compounds into the capture volume.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The subject matter disclosed herein relates to resource recovery. More specifically, the subject disclosure relates gas and liquid resource recovery from regolith.[0002]Regolith is a layer of loose, heterogeneous material covering solid rock. It includes dust, soil, broken rock, and other related materials and is present on Earth, the Moon, some asteroids, and other planets. Transportation of fuel and other resources to locations such as the Moon for use on the Moon and / or for a return trip to Earth adds mass and complexity to the craft carrying the resources and the mission in general which much address storage and handling of the resources. Systems and methods to extract gas and / or liquid resources from a regolith surface of, for example, the Moon, for use on site would be desired to enable faster missions or to enable more equipment to be transported on the mission in place of the fuel or other resources that would ordinarily be transported.BRIEF ...

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IPC IPC(8): E21B43/24E21B15/00
CPCE21B43/24E21B15/00
Inventor ZILLMER, ANDREW J.LU, CHENG-YI
Owner AEROJET ROCKETDYNE OF DE
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