Design and testing of coring bits on drilling lunar rock simulant

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• 作者：Peng Li^a ; ¹ ; ^{lemmber@163.com} ; Shengyuan Jiang^a ; ¹ ; ^{jiangshy@hit.edu.cn} ; Dewei Tang^a ; ¹ ; ^{dwtang@hit.edu.cn} ; Bo Xu^b ; Chao Ma^a ; ¹ ; Hui Zhang^a ; ¹ ; Hongwei Qin^a ; ¹ ; Zongquan Deng^a ; ¹
• 关键词：Lunar regolith coring bit ; Bit geometric optimization ; Lunar rock drilling ; Drilling behaviors
• 刊名：Advances in Space Research
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：59
• 期：4
• 页码：1057-1076
• 全文大小：4430 K
• 卷排序：59

文摘

Coring bits are widely utilized in the sampling of celestial bodies, and their drilling behaviors directly affect the sampling results and drilling security. This paper introduces a lunar regolith coring bit (LRCB), which is a key component of sampling tools for lunar rock breaking during the lunar soil sampling process. We establish the interaction model between the drill bit and rock at a small cutting depth, and the two main influential parameters (forward and outward rake angles) of LRCB on drilling loads are determined. We perform the parameter screening task of LRCB with the aim to minimize the weight on bit (WOB). We verify the drilling load performances of LRCB after optimization, and the higher penetrations per revolution (PPR) are, the larger drilling loads we gained. Besides, we perform lunar soil drilling simulations to estimate the efficiency on chip conveying and sample coring of LRCB. The results of the simulation and test are basically consistent on coring efficiency, and the chip removal efficiency of LRCB is slightly lower than HIT-H bit from simulation. This work proposes a method for the design of coring bits in subsequent extraterrestrial explorations.