Plasma engine using reactive species

A plasma engine includes a plasma source that generates ions from molecular gas species received at a gas input where at least some of the ions generated are atomic species ions. An ion extractor is configured to extract ions from the plasma source with an electric field. A housing comprising a reco...

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Hauptverfasser:	Perricone, Nicholas V, Rauschenbach, Kurt, Partlow, Matthew
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT FLYING SUITS PARACHUTES PERFORMING OPERATIONS PLASMA TECHNIQUE PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	A plasma engine includes a plasma source that generates ions from molecular gas species received at a gas input where at least some of the ions generated are atomic species ions. An ion extractor is configured to extract ions from the plasma source with an electric field. A housing comprising a recombination region receives ions extracted from the ion extractor. At least some of the atomic species ions recombine into molecular species in the housing, thereby releasing energy for thrust.