ISSN Online: 2377-424X
International Heat Transfer Conference 4
AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING HEAT FLOW, TEMPERATURE, AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY IN THE LUNAR SURFACE LAYER
Résumé
The lunar heat flow experiment measures heat flow, temperature, temperature differences, and thermal conductivity in the shallow subsurface layer of the
moon with heat flow probes. Through thermal analysis, precise calibration, and extensive tests, probes were developed. to measure the ambient temperature
in the lunar surface layer to ± 0.1 °K over the range of 200 to 250 °K, temperature differences of 0 to 2°K-across 0.5 meters with an accuracy of ± 0.002°K and a stability of ± 0.002°K per year, and thermal conductivities
over the expected lunar range-of 2 × 10-3 to 4 × 10-1 W/m°K to within 20%. This paper describes the principles underlying the experiment, the heat flow probe design, and measurement and test techniques.