Electrostatic dust shield system used for Lunar and Mars exploration equipment

A unique shield system has been developed utilizing electrostatic force to remove dust breaking into bearings and mechanical seals of equipment used for space exploration. Because the performance of the former system was not satisfactory for mitigating dust intrusion, we added wire electrodes above...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Masato ADACHI, Hiroyuki KAWAMOTO
Format: Article
Language:Japanese
Published: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers 2014-12-01
Series:Nihon Kikai Gakkai ronbunshu
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/transjsme/81/821/81_14-00224/_pdf/-char/en