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Performance of the nasa 30 cm ion thruster
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hovan, Scot A. Haag, Thomas W. Patterson, Michael J. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | A 30 cm diameter xenon ion thruster is under development at NASA to provide an ion propulsion option for missions of national interest, and is being proposed for use on the USAF/TRW Space Surveillance, Tracking and Autonomous Repositioning (SSTAR) platform to validate ion propulsion. The thruster incorporates innovations in design, materials, and fabrication techniques compared to those employed in conventional ion thrusters. Specific development efforts include thruster design optimizations, component life testing and validation, vibration testing, and performance characterizations. Under this test program, the ion thruster will be brought to engineering model development status. This paper discusses the performance and power throttling test data for the NASA 30 cm diameter xenon ion thruster over an input power envelope of 0.7 to 4.9 kW, and corresponding thruster lifetime expectations. |
| File Size | 12270099 |
| Page Count | 28 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940020297 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6vx58s8w |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Throttling Service Life Component Reliability Vibration Propulsion System Performance Xenon Ion Propulsion Ion Engines Specific Impulse Rocket Engine Design Beam Currents Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
