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The nasa/usaf arcjet research and technology program
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Huston, Edward S. Stone, James R. |
| Copyright Year | 1987 |
| Description | Direct current arcjets have the potential to provide specific impulses greater than 500 sec with storable propellants, and greater than 1000 sec with hydrogen. This level of performance can provide significant benefits for such applications as orbit transfer, station keeping, orbit change, and maneuvering. The simplicity of the arcjet system and its elements of commonality with state-of-the-art resistojet systems offer a relatively low risk transition to these enhanced levels of performance for low power (0.5 to 1.5 kW) station keeping applications. Arcjets at power levels of 10 to 30 kW are potentially applicable to orbit transfer missions. Furthermore, with the anticipated development of space nuclear power systems, arcjets at greater than 100 kW may become attractive. This paper describes the ongoing NASA/USAF program and describes major recent accomplishments. |
| File Size | 2434679 |
| Page Count | 21 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19870015092 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t54f6pb8s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1987-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Resistojet Engines Nuclear Propulsion Stationkeeping Arc Jet Engines Specific Impulse Auxiliary Propulsion Orbital Maneuvers Electrothermal Engines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
