Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster
Joint Authors
Lipatov, A. S.
Desyatskov, A. V.
Dudeck, M.
Kozintseva, M. V.
Bishaev, A. M.
Bugrova, A. I.
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Engineering Sciences and Information Technology
Abstract EN
Stationary plasma thrusters are attractive electric propulsion systems for spacecrafts.
The usual propellant is xenon.
Among the other suggested propellants, krypton could be one of the best candidates.
Most studies have been carried out with a Hall effect thruster previously designed for xenon.
The ATON A-3 developed by MSTU MIREA (Moscow) initially defined for xenon has been optimized for krypton.
The stable high-performance ATON A-3 operation in Kr has been achieved after optimization of its magnetic field configuration and its optimization in different parameters: length and width of the channel, buffer volume dimensions, mode of the cathode operation, and input parameters.
For a voltage of 400 V and the anode mass flow rate of 2.5 mg/s the anode efficiency reaches 60% and the specific impulse reaches 2900 s under A-3 operating with Kr.
The achieved performances under operation A-3 with Kr are presented and compared with performances obtained with Xe.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bugrova, A. I.& Bishaev, A. M.& Desyatskov, A. V.& Kozintseva, M. V.& Lipatov, A. S.& Dudeck, M.. 2013. Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bugrova, A. I.…[et al.]. Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bugrova, A. I.& Bishaev, A. M.& Desyatskov, A. V.& Kozintseva, M. V.& Lipatov, A. S.& Dudeck, M.. Experimental Investigations of a Krypton Stationary Plasma Thruster. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-490514
