L3-DST-COAT-APPLY
ESSENTIAL
ENVIRONMENTAL
Level 3 · hardware
Coating Application Process
Vapor Deposition / Sol-Gel Coating Application Service
In-situ coating application service (vapor deposition + sol-gel) producing and applying dust-mitigation coatings to surfaces during initial deployment and replacement cycles.
Purpose
In-situ coating application service (vapor deposition + sol-gel) producing and applying dust-mitigation coatings to surfaces during initial deployment and replacement cycles.
Context
Child of L2-DST-COAT within the Lunar Ark system
Principles
- ▸Physical vapor deposition (PVD) for thin metal/oxide layers
- ▸Sol-gel for thicker hierarchical coatings
- ▸Plasma assisted deposition for low-temperature
- ▸In-situ characterization via ellipsometry
- ▸Coordinated with L1-MFG vacuum chamber
Typical implementations
- ▸Industrial vacuum deposition equipment (terrestrial)
- ▸Aerospace coating facilities
- ▸NASA ISRU coating concepts
Lunar considerations
- ▸Lunar vacuum natural for PVD process
- ▸ISRU feedstock for coating materials (where possible)
- ▸Robotic surface preparation + coating
Specifications
Functional
| primary function | In-situ coating application service (vapor deposition + sol-gel) producing and applying dust-mitigation coatings to surfaces during initial deployment and replacement cycles. |
| throughput m2 per day | 5 |
Physical
| mass kg | 50 |
| materials | PVD source, Sol-gel applicator, Plasma assist source |
| vacuum compatibility | True |
Operational
| power consumption w | 500 |
| thermal range c | -40, 70 |
| lifetime years | 15 |
| mtbf hours | 20000 |
Interfaces
Provides
- Applied coatings on surfaces
Requires
- Coating materials
- Surface manipulation during application
Cite this entry
Lunar Ark Codex. "Coating Application Process" (L3-DST-COAT-APPLY). Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://lunarark.com/entry/L3-DST-COAT-APPLY
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