论文信息 - Experimental Test Campaign of Gas-fed Steady State Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster SX3

Experimental Test Campaign of Gas-fed Steady State Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster SX3

The AF-MPD thruster SX3 has been designed and built in the framework of ESA project for operational arc power of 100 kW in steady-state mode and Argon as propellant in 2011. The thruster has been successfully put in operation in summer 2012 with modified applied-field coil of AF-MPD ZT1 thruster. However, due to relatively small applied-field coil size the B-field geometry was not optimized for SX3 device, leading to non- stable operational conditions and significant arc wall chamber interactions. There for a new applied-field coil has been designed and build for SX3 thruster in 2012-2013. The new coil features less divergence of anode B field lines leading to more slender magnetic field geometry. Characteristic and comparison of new applied-field coil with previous ZT coil is presented in this paper. Additionally an overview is given of current experimental setup, major difficulties of operation of steady-state devices and an overview of current and future experimental investigations at IRS laboratory.

Adam Boxberger | Georg Herdrich

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