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Mars ISRU: State-Of-The-Art and System Level Considerations Mars ISRU: State-of-the-Art and System Level Considerations June 28, 2016 Presentation to Keck Institute of Space Science (KISS) “Addressing Mars ISRU Challenge” G. B. Sanders NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 1 What is In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU)? ISRU involves any hardware or operation that harnesses and utilizes ‘in-situ’ resources to create products and services for robotic and human exploration Resource Assessment Resource Processing/ In Situ Manufacturing (Prospecting) Consumable Production Assessment of Processing resources physical, mineral/ into products with chemical, and volatile/ immediate use or as feedstock for Production of replacement water resources, construction and/or parts, complex products, terrain, geology, and manufacturing machines, and integrated environment Propellants, life systems from feedstock support gases, fuel derived from one or more cell reactants, etc. Resource Acquisition processed resources In Situ Construction In Situ Energy Civil engineering, infrastructure emplacement and structure construction using materials Generation and storage of produced from in situ electrical, thermal, and resources chemical energy with in situ Radiation shields, derived materials Involves extraction, excavation, transfer, landing pads, roads, Solar arrays, thermal wadis, and preparation before processing berms, habitats, etc. chemical batteries, etc. ‘ISRU’ is a capability involving multiple elements to achieve final products (mobility, product storage and delivery, power, crew and/or robotic maintenance, etc.) ‘ISRU’ does not exist on its own. By definition it must connect and tie to users/customers of ISRU products and services G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 2 Space ‘Mining’ Cycle: Prospect to Product Resource Assessment (Prospecting) Global Resource Local Resource Identification Exploration/Planning Mining Communication & Autonomy Maintenance & Repair Power Site Preparation & Infrastructure Emplacement Propulsion 0 Life Support & EVA Processing Crushing/Sizing/ Depots Beneficiation Waste Spent Material Product Storage & Utilization Removal G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Remediation Pg 3 Mars Resources Water Mid- and high-latitude Atmosphere shallow ice . Pressure: 6 to 10 torr (~0.08 to 0.1 psi); Thought to be dominated by hydrated minerals . Temperature: +35 °C to -125 °C Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 95.32% Nitrogen (N2) 2.7 % Argon (Ar) 1.6% Oxygen (O2) 0.13% Water (H2O) 0.08% Carbon Monoxide (CO) <0.03% Map of aqueous Soil/Minerals mineral detections New Craters Confirm Shallow, Nearly Pure Ice Newly formed craters exposing water ice (red) are a subset of all new craters (yellow). Background color is TES dust index. (Adapted from Byrne et al. (2011) Science) Ice in polar region Mars ISRU Depends on Resource of Interest Atmospheric Resource Processing . Strengths – Atmospheric resources are globally obtainable (no landing site limitations) – Production of O2 only from carbon dioxide (CO2 ) makes >75% of ascent propellant mass – Significant research and testing performed on several methods of atmospheric collection, separation, and processing into oxygen and fuel; including life support development . Weaknesses – Production of methane delivery of hydrogen (H2) from Earth which is volume inefficient or water from the Mars soil (below) – Mars optimized ISRU processing does not currently use baseline ECLSS technologies Mars Soil Water Resource Processing (ties to Lunar Ice & Regolith) . Strengths – Surface material characteristics studied from Mars robotic landers and rovers – Water (in the form of hydrated minerals) identified globally near the surface – Lunar regolith excavation and thermal processing techniques can be utilized for Mars – Low concentrations of water in surface hydrated mineral soil (3%) still provides tremendous mass benefits with minimal planetary protection issues . Weaknesses – Risk associated with the complexity of the required surface infrastructure needs must be evaluated. Significant autonomous operations required. – Local/site dependency on water resource concentration and form – Release of contaminants with water – Concerns from planetary protection and search for life with water extraction at higher concentrations G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 5 ISRU Consumables Production Decision Tree ISRU Volatile Mars Mineral Resource Resources Atmosphere Resources Discarded Type & Trash Materials Earth Delivered Hydrogen Methane (CH ) Consumables (H2) 4 Resource Gas Collection Excavation, Separation & & Separation Crushing, Preparation Beneficiation Mars Atm. Processing Solid Mars Soil Soil Heating, CC NEO or Trash for O Solid Processing 2 Processing Oxidation, & Processing for H 2 Reduction for H2O Steam Reforming & CO2 to Fuel Carbon Hydrogen Carbon Hydro- Resource Nitrogen Argon Ammonia Oxygen Metals Dioxide (Ar) & Water Gases carbons Silicon of Interest (N2) (NH3) (O2) (CO2) (H2 & H2O) (CO/CO2) (HCs) Gas/Liquid CO2 CO2 H2O Chemical Processing Reduction Conversion Conversion Conversion H2 O2 ISRU Secondary Products Buffer & ISRU Oxygen HC Fuel Manufact- H2 Fuel Science uring Water Ammonia Alcohol Plastic Fertilizer Products (O2) (CH4) Gases Feedstock From (H2, N2) (CO, CO2, H2) (CO, CO2, H2, O2, &/or CH4) G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 6 ISRU Development and Implementation Challenges Space Resource Challenges ISRU Technical Challenges . What resources exist at the site of exploration • Is it technically feasible to collect, extract, and that can be used? process the resource? . What are the uncertainties associated with • How to achieve long duration, autonomous these resources? operation and failure recovery? . How to address planetary protection requirements? • How to achieve high reliability and minimal maintenance requirements? ISRU Operation Challenges ISRU Integration Challenges • How to operate in extreme environments, • How are other systems designed to including temperature, pressure, dust, and incorporate ISRU products? radiation? • How to optimize at the architectural level • How to operate in low gravity or micro-gravity rather than the system level? environments? • How to manage the physical interfaces and interactions between ISRU and other systems? Overcoming these challenges requires a multi-destination approach consisting of resource prospecting, process testing, and product utilization. G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 7 The Chemistry of Mars ISRU Zirconia Solid Oxide CO2 Electrolysis (SOE) 900 - 1000 C 2 CO 2 CO + O [Pt catalyst] O 2 2 2 2nd Step Reverse Water Gas Shift (RWGS) 400 - 650 C Oxygen (O ) [catalyst] 2 CO + H CO + H O H2O WE to O2 Production Only 2 2 2 Bosch 450 - 600 C [Ni, Ru, Fe, or Co catalyst] H O WE to O CO2 + 2 H2 C + 2 H2O 2 2 Sabatier Catalytic Reactor (SR) 200 - 300 C [Ru catalyst] H O, CH CO2 + 4 H2 CH4 + 2 H2O 2 4 WE to O2 Oxygen (O2) & Methane Reformer Methane (CH ) 250 C [Ni catalyst] 4 CO + 3 H2 CH4 + H2O H2O, CH4 WE to O2 Production Co-Production/Electrolysis [Anode/Cathode] CO2 + 2 H2O CH4 + 2 O2 O2, CH4 Fischer-Tropsch (FT) >150 C [catalyst] n CO + (2n+1) H2 CnH2n+2 + n H2O H2O, CnH2n+2 WE to O2 Other Methanol Hydrocarbon 250 C CO + 2 H CH OH [ZnO catalyst] CH OH Fuel Production 2 50 – 100 atm 3 3 CO2 + 3 H2 CH3OH + H2O H2O, CH3OH WE to O2 Water Electrolysis (WE) 2 H2O 2 H2 + O2 O2, 2 H2 Oxygen (O2) &/or Steam Reforming Hydrogen (H ) 2 H O + CH 3 H + CO 3 H2 Production 2 4 2 Dry Reforming CO2 + CH4 2 H2 + 2 CO 2 H2 G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 8 Mars Resource & ISRU Process Options . Four Options for Mars ISRU Ascent Propellant Production: 1. Make oxygen (O2) from Mars atmosphere carbon dioxide (CO2); Bring fuel from Earth 2. Make O2 and fuel/CH4 from Mars atmosphere CO2 and hydrogen (H2) from Earth 3. Make O2 and fuel/CH4 from Mars atmosphere CO2 and water (H2O) from Mars soil 4. Make O2 and H2 from H2O in Mars soil Process Subsystems/Options CO SolidCO Oxide (RWGS) Shift Gas Water Reverse Sabatier Bosch Electrolysis Liquid Water SolidH Oxide LiquidIonic Electrolysis Soil Processing Soil Delivery&Excavation 2 Collection Conditioning& 2 O Electrolysis O ISRU Resource Mars 2 ISRU Products Earth Supplied Electrolysis Processing Options Resource(s) 1 a X X b X X X O2 CH4 (~6600 kg) X X X Atmosphere Processing CO2 X X Enabling X X X X O2, CH4, H2O H2* (~2000 kg) 2 X X X X X X Soil Processing O2, CH4, H2O H2O CH4 **(~6600 kg) X X X Atmosphere & Soil X X X X X O , CH , H O CO & H O 3 Processing 2 4 2 2 2 Enhancing Enabling or X X X X X *H2 for water and methane production 1, 2, & 3 Were Evaluated in Mars DRA 5.0 G. Sanders, (281)**Assumes 483-9066, methane [email protected] fuel vs hydrogen fuel for propulsion Pg 9 Mars Human Exploration DRA 5.0 ISRU vs Non-ISRU Ascent Results . Lowest Power/Volume: Process atmospheric CO2 into O2; Bring methane (CH4) from Earth . Lowest Mass: Process atmospheric CO2 with Soil processing for H2O into O2 and CH4 . Study Results Atmosphere processing into O2 baselined: Lowest Risk Continue evaluation of water on Mars and soil processing to reduce risk DAV Mass (no ISRU) Ascent Stg 2 18,540 kg Ascent Stg 1 27,902 kg Minimal Habitat† 5687 kg Descent stage* 27,300 kg Total 79,428 kg * Wet mass; does not include EDL System † Packaging not currently considered DAV Mass (w/O2 ISRU) Ascent Stg 2 9,330 kg (CH4) Ascent Stg 1 12,156 kg (CH4) † ISRU and Power 11280 kg Descent stage* 21,297 kg Total 54,062 kg >25 MT savings (>30%) G. Sanders, (281) 483-9066, [email protected] Pg 10 Evolvable Mars Campaign (EMC) ISRU system Mass Comparison The ISRU system leverages the power and radiator systems that are pre-positioned by the lander for human systems. So these are not explicitly part of the ISRU system.
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