Inductively Coupled Plasma Facilities for Testing of Thermal Protection Materials

This is an overview of existing facilities for testing of thermal protection materials (TPM) for spacecraft based on the inductively plasma (ICP) sources with power over 100 kW. As a chief designer of the ICP plasma torch systems, the author provides the main parameters, describes design of the torc...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on plasma science 2022-06, Vol.50 (6), p.1644-1648
Main Author: Matveev, Igor B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anodes
Design parameters
Electron tubes
Heating systems
Inductively coupled plasma
Inductively coupled plasma (ICP)
Loss measurement
Plasmas
Power supplies
Radio frequency
radio frequency plasma
reentry conditions
Spacecraft
Spacecraft construction materials
Thermal protection
thermal protection materials (TPM)
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Summary:This is an overview of existing facilities for testing of thermal protection materials (TPM) for spacecraft based on the inductively plasma (ICP) sources with power over 100 kW. As a chief designer of the ICP plasma torch systems, the author provides the main parameters, describes design of the torches and power supplies, analyzes efficiency of plasma generation, and discusses trends in the ICP-based facilities development with power from 100 kW to 1 MW. The overview is based on data from the open sources and real parameters of APT-100 and −200 plasma systems currently in production by Applied Plasma Technologies, Corporation, Marshall, VA, USA.
ISSN:0093-3813
1939-9375
DOI:10.1109/TPS.2022.3173555