Ion-Plasma Thrusters Thermal Balance Estimation

Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST) 2020
Sergey Kravchenko, Nikolajs Kuļešovs, Vladimirs Šestakovs

One of the main problem of the outer space exploration is the low specific impulse of spacecraft thrusters. The main limit of the development of high power and high specific impulse ion plasma thrusters is their destruction due to overheating. In this article was developed thruster losses and efficiency estimation method, helpful to determine the need in refrigeration system and main parameters of thruster thermal balance model

Keywords
Ion-plasma thrusters, thruster electric power looses, thruster heat looses, efficiency, thrust, specific impulse
Hyperlink
http://www.jmest.org/wp-content/uploads/JMESTN42353322.pdf

Kravchenko, S., Kuļešovs, N., Šestakovs, V. Ion-Plasma Thrusters Thermal Balance Estimation. Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2020, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp.11666-11674. e-ISSN 2458-9403.

Publication language
English (en)