Electrostatic Dust Mitigation and Manipulation Techniques for Planetary Dust

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of different methods of dust mitigation and control to remove lunar dust particles

Nima Gharib (Author), Javad Farrokhi Derakhshandeh (Author), Peter Radziszewski (Author)

9780128219751, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 24 August 2022

272 pages, 130 illustrations (40 in full color)
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.45 kg

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.

1. Introduction
2. Dust related problems
3. Fundamentals of electrodynamics and simulations
4. Dust mitigation techniques
5. Charging techniques and measurements
6. Particle handling with electrostatic force
7. Analytical and numerical modeling
8. Conclusions

Subject Areas: Astronautics [TTDS], Aerospace & aviation technology [TRP]