Effect of vortex inlet mode on low-power cylindrical Hall thruster

This paper examines a new propellant inlet mode for a low-power cylindrical Hall thruster called the vortex inlet mode. This new mode makes propellant gas diffuse in the form of a circumferential vortex in the discharge channel of the thruster. Simulation and experimental results show that the neutr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physics of plasmas 2017-08, Vol.24 (8)
Hauptverfasser: Ding, Yongjie, Jia, Boyang, Xu, Yu, Wei, Liqiu, Su, Hongbo, Li, Peng, Sun, Hezhi, Peng, Wuji, Cao, Yong, Yu, Daren
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Zusammenfassung:This paper examines a new propellant inlet mode for a low-power cylindrical Hall thruster called the vortex inlet mode. This new mode makes propellant gas diffuse in the form of a circumferential vortex in the discharge channel of the thruster. Simulation and experimental results show that the neutral gas density in the discharge channel increases upon the application of the vortex inlet mode, effectively extending the dwell time of the propellant gas in the channel. According to the experimental results, the vortex inlet increases the propellant utilization of the thruster by 3.12%–8.81%, thrust by 1.1%–53.5%, specific impulse by 1.1%–53.5%, thrust-to-power ratio by 10%–63%, and anode efficiency by 1.6%–7.3%, greatly improving the thruster performance.
ISSN:1070-664X
1089-7674
DOI:10.1063/1.4986007