Abstract
The mechanism of continuous discharge in micro ablative pulsed plasma thrusters has always been ignored. A series of experiments on discharge completion rate were conducted, and theoretical analyses were performed to understand the results. These results showed that as initial voltage decreased to a certain value, a portion of energy was not released in a short time, which caused overall efficiency to greatly decrease. As the initial voltage decreased sequentially, this phenomenon occurred more frequently. This study provides a reference for high-frequency micro ablative pulsed plasma thrusters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11-14 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Acta Astronautica |
| Volume | 149 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Continuous discharge
- Discharge completion rate
- Micro ablative pulsed plasma thrusters