Preliminary testing of the European Ultrasonic Planetary Core Drill (UPCD) in simulated permafrost terrain as a precursor to arctic field trials
Preliminary testing of the European Ultrasonic Planetary Core Drill (UPCD) in simulated permafrost terrain as a precursor to arctic field trials
Planetary drilling technologies which have been optimized for the exploration of the Polar Regions of Mars and the Moon must be equipped with the capability to operate in ice-bound terrain. This paper shall discuss the preliminary work of the authors in investigating the capability of a new ultrasonic/percussive drilling system in simulated permafrost, accomplished through a series of laboratory experiments. The results obtained have allowed the authors to conclude that the drill system is capable of drilling to the required depths in representative ice-bound materials, though particular care must be taken to avoid incidents involving the melting of liquid volatiles, bound within the simulated permafrost, and the subsequent seizing of the drill string which can result.
Timoney, Ryan
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1 June 2016
Timoney, Ryan
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Li, Xuan
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Firstbrook, David
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Timoney, Ryan, Worrall, Kevin, Li, Xuan, Firstbrook, David, Harkness, Patrick and Lucas, Margaret
(2016)
Preliminary testing of the European Ultrasonic Planetary Core Drill (UPCD) in simulated permafrost terrain as a precursor to arctic field trials.
13th International Planetary Probe Workshop.
05 - 12 Mar 2016.
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Planetary drilling technologies which have been optimized for the exploration of the Polar Regions of Mars and the Moon must be equipped with the capability to operate in ice-bound terrain. This paper shall discuss the preliminary work of the authors in investigating the capability of a new ultrasonic/percussive drilling system in simulated permafrost, accomplished through a series of laboratory experiments. The results obtained have allowed the authors to conclude that the drill system is capable of drilling to the required depths in representative ice-bound materials, though particular care must be taken to avoid incidents involving the melting of liquid volatiles, bound within the simulated permafrost, and the subsequent seizing of the drill string which can result.
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Published date: 1 June 2016
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13th International Planetary Probe Workshop, 2016-03-05 - 2016-03-12
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Ryan Timoney
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Kevin Worrall
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Xuan Li
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David Firstbrook
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Patrick Harkness
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Margaret Lucas
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