Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During <italic style="font-style: italic">In-Situ</italic> Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith

NIU Yafeng; CHEN Hui; WANG Jin; LI Detian; DAI Hao; HE Chengdan; LIU Yingwen

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Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During In-Situ Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith

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- Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During In-Situ Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith
- Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University Vol. 60, Issue 6, Pages: 132-142(2026)
- 作者机构：
  
  西安交通大学能源与动力工程学院，710049，西安
  兰州空间技术物理研究所真空技术与物理重点实验室，730000，兰州
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- DOI：10.7652/xjtuxb202606011
  CLC： V1
- Received：18 September 2025，
  
  Published：10 June 2026
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NIU Yafeng, CHEN Hui, WANG Jin, et al. Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During In-Situ Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith[J]. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2026, 60(6): 132-142. DOI: 10.7652/xjtuxb202606011.
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NIU Yafeng, CHEN Hui, WANG Jin, et al. Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During In-Situ Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith[J]. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2026, 60(6): 132-142. DOI: 10.7652/xjtuxb202606011. DOI：

摘要

为节省地面构建月球永久阴影区环境的试验成本，并缩短月壤水冰原位开采方案设计周期，构建了高真空、极低温环境下，月壤内水冰升华的变物性数值仿真模型。基于被动式光热水冰开采方案，同时考虑传热和压差驱动升华，预测了水冰开采过程中的升温、升华和扩散过程；展示了月壤内，水冰含量、温度场和压力场的空间分布和时间变化；分析了不同光辐照度、含水率和月壤孔隙直径下的水冰升华过程。研究结果表明：空间分布上出现了明显的开采平面，开采平面两侧的温度梯度和压力梯度显著不同；压力随时间的变化呈现波动状态，且与水冰升华速率的波动同步。水冰升华速率随着光辐照度的增加、含水率的增加和月壤孔隙直径的增加而增加，能量效率随着光辐照度的减小、含水率的增加和月壤孔隙直径的增加而增加。该研究全面地揭示了水冰开采过程中的热质传递特性，并且为水冰开采系统的多设备集成仿真研究奠定了基础。

Abstract

To reduce the experimental cost of reproducing lunar permanently shadowed regions on Earth and to shorten the design cycle for an

in-situ

mining plan of water ice in lunar regolith，a variable-property numerical model was developed to simulate sublimation of water ice in lunar regolith under high-vacuum，cryogenic conditions.Based on a passive photothermal water ice mining plan and accounting for both heat transfer and pressure difference-driven sublimation，the heating，sublimation and diffusion processes during water ice mining were predi

cted.Spatial distributions and temporal evolutions of water ice content，temperature field and pressure field within the lunar regolith were presented，and the water ice sublimation behavior was analyzed under varying solar irradiance，water content and lunar regolith pore diameter.Results indicated that，a distinct mining plane was formed，on both sides of which temperature and pressure gradients differed markedly；pressure exhibited temporal fluctuations that were synchronous with variations in the water ice sublimation rate.The water ice sublimation rate was found to increase as solar irradiance，water content and lunar regolith pore diameter increased.Energy efficiency was observed to increase with decreasing solar irradiance，increasing water content and increasing lunar regolith pore diameter.This study comprehensively provides insight into the heat and mass transfer characteristics during water ice mining，and lays a foundation for numerical studies by integrating multiple devices for water ice mining systems.

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Numerical Study of Heat and Mass Transfer Characteristics During In-Situ Mining of Water Ice in Lunar Regolith

DOI：10.7652/xjtuxb202606011

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