Table 8: Oxygen and metal production rates by E-beam for both thermal and spectral.
|
Oxides |
Oxide in regolith |
E-beam: 250 mA, 30 KeV |
E-beam: 250 mA, 60 KeV |
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% |
E-beam Thermal |
E-beam Spectral |
E-beam Thermal |
E-beam Spectral |
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|
O2 (tons/y) |
Metal (tons/y) |
O2 (tons/y) |
Metal (tons/y) |
O2 (tons/y) |
Metal (tons/y) |
O2 (tons/y) |
Metal (tons/y) |
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|
SiO2 |
45.5 |
4.836 |
4.289 |
7.317 |
6.403 |
9.673 |
8.578 |
14.635 |
12.805 |
|
Al2O3 |
22.2 |
2.444 |
2.756 |
3.679 |
4.139 |
4.888 |
5.512 |
7.358 |
8.278 |
|
FeO |
7.5 |
0.685 |
2.428 |
1.040 |
3.640 |
1.370 |
4.856 |
2.080 |
7.280 |
|
CaO |
15 |
1.290 |
3.317 |
1.979 |
4.947 |
2.580 |
6.633 |
3.958 |
9.894 |
|
MgO |
7.8 |
0.750 |
1.057 |
1.060 |
1.590 |
1.410 |
2.115 |
2.120 |
3.180 |
|
TiO2 |
1.3 |
0.147 |
0.220 |
0.221 |
0.331 |
0.294 |
0.441 |
0.442 |
0.662 |
|
Total |
|
10.107 |
14.067 |
15.296 |
21.050 |
20.213 |
28.134 |
30.592 |
42.100 |
|
2SiO2 + Al2O3 + CaO |
82.7 |
13.406 |
14.651 |
20.292 |
21.892 |
29.181 |
29.301 |
40.586 |
43.784 |
|
Anorthite CaAl2Si2O8 |
60 [17] |
15.592 |
18.272 |
23.443 |
27.472 |
31.184 |
36.544 |
46.886 |
54.945 |
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Difference |
|
2.186 |
3.621 |
3.151 |
5.580 |
2.003 |
7.243 |
6.300 |
11.161 |
|
% Difference |
|
16% |
25% |
15.5% |
25.5% |
7% |
25% |
15.5% |
25.5% |
|
2 E-beam Guns |
Total |
20.213 |
28.134 |
30.592 |
42.100 |
40.427 |
56.269 |
61.185 |
84.201 |
|
Anorthite |
31.184 |
36.544 |
46.886 |
54.944 |
62.368 |
73.088 |
93.772 |
109.890 |
|
|
4 E-beam Guns |
Total |
40.427 |
56.269 |
61.185 |
84.201 |
80.854 |
112.538 |
122.369 |
168.402 |
|
Anorthite |
62.368 |
73.088 |
93.772 |
109.888 |
124.736 |
146.176 |
187.544 |
219.780 |
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