
Sintering Regolith with Solar Light
Objective
Solar sintering of regolith is currently at TRL3 , being able to build a regolith ‘brick’ in a laboratory set-up with a moving table in a solar furnace. RegoLight aims at enhancing this specific additive layer manufacturing technique –which seems very promising for lunar applications since it does not involve any consumables– by further characterizing the parameters for sintering different types of regolith and by developing a movable printing head capable both of pointing the concentrated solar beam at the required spot and of deploying incrementally additional layers of regolith in order to continue with the additive building process.
Based on the mechanical properties of solar sintered regolith architectural scenarios and applications will be developed, taking into account the benefits of additive layer manufacturing and novel construction concepts for lunar gravity. This detailed Finite Element Modeling will provide a first insight into lunar architectural scenarios using this technology: With a concurrent engineering approach sample structures will be printed having been derived from ‘big picture’ scenarios and bottom up approaches at the same time.
The project objective is the development of a regolith solar sintering device breadboard which will be validated in a relevant environment (TRL5). The parts printed in a thermal vacuum chamber will undergo mechanical properties tests to build a database and FEM analysis for validation of the concepts.
Programme(s)
H2020-EU.2.1.6. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space
Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation action



Coordinator
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV
Address
Linder Hoehe
51147 Koeln
Germany
Activity type
Research Organisations
EU Contribution
€ 348 962,50
Participants (4)
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SPACE APPLICATIONS SERVICES NV
Belgium
EU Contribution
€ 350 125
LIQUIFER SYSTEMS GROUP GMBH
Austria
EU Contribution
€ 112 347,50
COMPAGNIE MARITIME D EXPERTISES SA
France
EU Contribution
€ 85 750
BOLLINGER GROHMANN SCHNEIDER ZIVILTECHNIKER GMBH
Austria
EU Contribution
€ 102 187,50
Project information
RegoLight
Grant agreement ID: 686202
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 November 2015
-
End date
30 April 2018
Funded under:
H2020-EU.2.1.6.
-
Overall budget:
€ 999 372,50
-
EU contribution
€ 999 372,50
Project information
RegoLight
Grant agreement ID: 686202
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 November 2015
-
End date
30 April 2018
Funded under:
H2020-EU.2.1.6.
-
Overall budget:
€ 999 372,50
-
EU contribution
€ 999 372,50
Deliverables
Deliverables not available
Publications
Publications not available
Project information
RegoLight
Grant agreement ID: 686202
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 November 2015
-
End date
30 April 2018
Funded under:
H2020-EU.2.1.6.
-
Overall budget:
€ 999 372,50
-
EU contribution
€ 999 372,50
Project information
RegoLight
Grant agreement ID: 686202
Status
Closed project
-
Start date
1 November 2015
-
End date
30 April 2018
Funded under:
H2020-EU.2.1.6.
-
Overall budget:
€ 999 372,50
-
EU contribution
€ 999 372,50