Energy distribution mechanism in ablative pulsed plasma thrusters

Guorui Sun; Zhiwen Wu; Tiankun Huang; Hang Li; Linghan Zeng; Xiangyang Liu; Kan Xie; Ningfei Wang

doi:10.2514/6.2018-4909

Energy distribution mechanism in ablative pulsed plasma thrusters

Guorui Sun, Zhiwen Wu^*, Tiankun Huang, Hang Li, Linghan Zeng, Xiangyang Liu, Kan Xie, Ningfei Wang

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School of Aerospace Engineering

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The low efficiency of ablative pulsed plasma thrusters (APPT) has been criticized in applications for many years. In order to improve the efficiency of APPT, the energy distribution mechanism must be studied. Based on the parallel-electrode APPT as the research object, we measured the discharge voltage, discharge current, mass bit to estimate the impulse bit, specific impulse and the thruster efficiency at the different discharge energy levels. Then, combined with the numerical model, the energy distribution of APPT was summarized. Finally, some opinions were proposed to improve the thruster efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 Joint Propulsion Conference
Publisher	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
ISBN (Print)	9781624105708
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-4909
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	54th AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2018 - Cincinnati, United States Duration: 9 Jul 2018 → 11 Jul 2018

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Conference	54th AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Cincinnati
Period	9/07/18 → 11/07/18

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Sun, G, Wu, Z , Huang, T, Li, H, Zeng, L, Liu, X, Xie, K & Wang, N 2018, Energy distribution mechanism in ablative pulsed plasma thrusters. in 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference., AIAA 2018-4909, 2018 Joint Propulsion Conference, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 54th AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, 2018, Cincinnati, United States, 9/07/18. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2018-4909

Energy distribution mechanism in ablative pulsed plasma thrusters. / Sun, Guorui; Wu, Zhiwen ; Huang, Tiankun et al.
2018 Joint Propulsion Conference. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA, 2018. AIAA 2018-4909 (2018 Joint Propulsion Conference).

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