Drive tube with bit Core processing glovebox Core extrusion equipment 5112018 4cm diameter drive tube with bit lower end is steel bit Core processing glovebox used for opening extruding and dissecting regolith in 4cm drive tubes ID: 780429
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4-cm Drive Tube Equipment Images:
Drive tube with bit
Core processing glovebox
Core
extrusion equipment
5/11/2018
Slide24-cm diameter drive tube with bit, lower end is steel bit
Slide3Core processing glovebox, used for opening, extruding and dissecting regolith in 4-cm drive tubes
Slide4Core processing glovebox, used for opening, extruding and dissecting regolith in 4-cm drive tubes
Slide5Drive tube extrusion hardware: Left, cart holding receptacle (with quartz top). Right, extruder with drive tube in clamps
Slide6Drive tube extrusion hardware: Left, cart holding receptacle (with quartz top). Right, extruder with drive tube in clamps
Slide7OBLIQUE SIDE VIEW
Drive tube extruder: 4-cm drive tube in clamps, ram in view right end of core tube. This is the bottom end of the core. The ram will push the regolith out of the tube toward the left. The “ship’s wheel” is used for driving the ram to the left.
Slide8TOP VIEW
Drive tube extruder: 4-cm drive tube in clamps, ram in view right end of core tube. This is the bottom end of the core. The ram will push the regolith out of the tube toward the left. The “ship’s wheel” is used for driving the ram to the left.
Slide9TOP VIEW
Drive tube extrusion hardware: Receptacle into which the soil is pushed by ram on right side. “Follower” on left side maintains the regolith from spilling forward during extrusion.
Slide10Core vacuum chamber, used for pouring de-gassed epoxy into remaining regolith after dissection, to allow thin sections to be made along core length.