Experimental research of radio-frequency ion thruster

The article is devoted to the research of low-power (300 W) radio-frequency ion thruster designed at the Moscow Aviation Institute. The main results of experimental research of the thruster using the testfacility power supplies and the power processing unit of their own design are presented. The dep...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thermal engineering 2016-12, Vol.63 (13), p.957-963
Hauptverfasser: Antropov, N. N., Akhmetzhanov, R. V., Bogatyy, A. V., Grishin, R. A., Kozhevnikov, V. V., Plokhikh, A. P., Popov, G. A., Khartov, S. A.
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Zusammenfassung:The article is devoted to the research of low-power (300 W) radio-frequency ion thruster designed at the Moscow Aviation Institute. The main results of experimental research of the thruster using the testfacility power supplies and the power processing unit of their own design are presented. The dependence of the working fluid ionization cost on its mass flow rate at the constant ion beam current was investigated experimentally. The influence of the shape and material of the discharge chamber on the integral characteristics of the thruster was studied. The recommendations on the optimization of the thruster primary performance were developed based on the results of experimental studies.
ISSN:0040-6015
1555-6301
DOI:10.1134/S0040601516130036