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Thermal development test of the next pm1 ion engine
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Anderson, John R. Soulas, George C. Snyder, John S. VanNoord, Jonathan L. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) is a next-generation high-power ion propulsion system under development by NASA as a part of the In-Space Propulsion Technology Program. NEXT is designed for use on robotic exploration missions of the solar system using solar electric power. Potential mission destinations that could benefit from a NEXT Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) system include inner planets, small bodies, and outer planets and their moons. This range of robotic exploration missions generally calls for ion propulsion systems with deep throttling capability and system input power ranging from 0.6 to 25 kW, as referenced to solar array output at 1 Astronomical Unit (AU). Thermal development testing of the NEXT prototype model 1 (PM1) was conducted at JPL to assist in developing and validating a thruster thermal model and assessing the thermal design margins. NEXT PM1 performance prior to, during and subsequent to thermal testing are presented. Test results are compared to the predicted hot and cold environments expected missions and the functionality of the thruster for these missions is discussed. |
| File Size | 993534 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100040307 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t76t5nj2r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2010-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Throttling Solar Arrays Propulsion System Performance Solar Electric Propulsion Ion Propulsion Ion Engines Solar System Propulsion System Configurations Robotics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
