Abstract
An approach based on strong electromagnetic acceleration produced simple closed-form analytic expressions for the ablated mass and total impulse per pulse for rectangular, breech-fed pulsed plasma thrusters. The theoretical model is validated by comparisons to experiments of a wide range of geometries and operating conditions showing very good agreement. The produced expressions quantify contributions from electromagnetic and gas dynamic acceleration; confirm, explain, and generalize trends observed by experiments; and offer additional guidelines for thruster improvements.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 811-818 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Propulsion and Power |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering
- Fuel Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science