Electric Propulsion Thrusters: Laboratory Investigation of Jets by Probe Methods

Features of probe measurements of plasma jet parameters of the electric propulsion thrusters under laboratory conditions are studied. Effect of the pressure of the residual gas in the vacuum chamber onto plasma jet formation and spread are investigated.

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Published in:Russian aeronautics 2018-10, Vol.61 (4), p.677-681
Main Authors: Kozhevnikov, V. V., Nadiradze, A. B., Nazarenko, I. P., Frolova, Yu. L., Khartov, S. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aero- and Gas-Dynamics of Flight Vehicles and Their Engines
Automotive Engineering
Communications satellites
Electric propulsion
Engineering
Laboratories
Measurement methods
Plasma jets
Pressure effects
Residual gas
Thrusters
Vacuum chambers
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Summary:Features of probe measurements of plasma jet parameters of the electric propulsion thrusters under laboratory conditions are studied. Effect of the pressure of the residual gas in the vacuum chamber onto plasma jet formation and spread are investigated.
ISSN:1068-7998
1934-7901
DOI:10.3103/S106879981804027X