基于火星原位资源利用的液态二氧化碳闪沸磨料射流主控参数研究

Research on main control parameters for LCO2 flash boiling abrasive jet based on ISRU on Mars

  • 摘要: 太空探索与地外能源开采已成为大国战略竞争与人类命运共同体建设的全域性焦点,火星资源开采与空间基地的搭建运行均依赖于稳定可靠的能源物资供给,鉴于地球离轨物资输送存在严峻的经济约束,火星原位资源利用技术(In Situ Resource Utilization,ISRU)展现出以更低成本就地生产所需能源的巨大潜力,将成为太空探索的关键突破点。为充分利用火星大气中占主导的CO2(约96%),提出了液态CO2闪沸磨料射流破岩技术开采火星能源,以火星尘埃为磨料,与CO2进行混合加压喷射,结合火星真空环境喷射过程发生剧烈闪沸相变加速磨料高效破岩。利用自主搭建的闪沸磨料射流可视化与破岩实验平台,开展闪沸磨料射流流场演化拍摄与冲蚀青砂岩实验,证实了闪沸磨料射流形成与破岩的可行性。提出了多组件−多特征参数的高斯混合模型(Gaussian Mixture Model−GMM)方法,实现了闪沸磨料射流不同相态的有效分割,结合本征模态分解(Proper Orthogonal Decomposition,POD)方法明确了不同工况闪沸磨料射流主控参数。开发了基于GMM−离散小波变换(Discrete Wavelet Transform,DWT)的磨料颗粒速度提取程序,明确了分析不同工况、不同阶段闪沸磨料射流磨料速度分布特征。速度分布数据与破岩结果均证实了对于闪沸磨料射流而言,压差不再是驱动磨料加速的唯一参数,相变产生的气体能够有效加速磨料。过多的磨料一方面影响相变过程,另一方面通过颗粒−流体相互作用阻碍流速提升,削弱磨料的加速及破岩能力。研究成果不仅丰富了现有射流形式,同时也为对背景干扰大的复杂相变射流固−液−气特征数据提取提供了行之有效的方法。

     

    Abstract: Space exploration and extraterrestrial resource extraction have emerged as comprehensive focal points in both major power strategic competition and the building of a shared future for humanity. The extraction of Martian resources and the construction of space bases all rely on stable and reliable supplies of energy and materials. Given the severe economic constraints of transporting materials from Earth orbit, in situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology on Mars demonstrates immense potential for locally producing required energy at lower costs, positioning itself as a critical breakthrough for space exploration. To harness the dominant CO2 (≈96%) in the Martian atmosphere, a liquid CO2 flash boiling abrasive jet technology for Martian energy extraction is pioneered.By mixing Martian dust as abrasives with pressurized CO2 for injection, the technology leverages Mars’ vacuum environment to trigger intense flash boiling phase change, thereby accelerating abrasives for efficient rock fragmentation. Through a self-constructed visualization and rock erosion experimental platform, we captured the flow field evolution of the flash boiling abrasive jet and conducted erosion experiments on grey sandstone, confirming the feasibility of both jet formation and rock breaking. We proposed a multi-component, multi-feature Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) to achieve effective segmentation of different phases in the flash-boiling abrasive jet. Combined with Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD), this approach clarified the dominant controlling parameters across various operating conditions. Furthermore, a GMM−Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT)−based abrasive particle velocity extraction program was developed to characterize velocity distributions of abrasives at different stages and under diverse conditions. Both velocity distribution data and rock breaking results demonstrate that, for flash boiling abrasive jets, pressure differential is no longer the sole driver for abrasive acceleration, the gas generated by phase change effectively accelerates abrasives. However, excessive abrasives suppress phase change while impeding velocity enhancement via particle fluid interactions, thereby weakening both acceleration and rock breaking capabilities. This research not only enriches existing jet methodologies but also provides effective analytical tools for extracting solid-liquid-gas features in complex phase change jets with significant background interference.

     

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