Analysis of the Current State of Development of Electric Propulsion Thrusters (EPT)

Transport. Education. Logistics and Engineering – 2021: The 6th International Scientific and Practical Conference: Proceedings 2021
Sergejs Kravčenko, Nikolajs Kuļešovs, Natalia Panova, Vladimirs Šestakovs

Electric Propulsion Thrusters (EPT) - rocket engine, the principle of which operation is based on the conversion of electrical energy into kinetic energy of particles. Today, there is a wide variety of electric propulsion thrusters, since they are developed based on various scientific and technical principles and differ in a huge variety. The EPT classification has not been established yet. In the scientific literature, there are various systems that use various features of an EPT for classification. We think these classifications of EPT are rather unclear. In this article, the authors propose their own classification system for electric propulsion, obtained on the basis of the analysis. It is proposed to classify the EPT according to the prevailing mechanism of particle acceleration. Then the electric propulsion, in which the operational processes differ in principle, can be divided into 3 classes.

Keywords
electric propulsion thruster, electric rocket engine, thermal power, particles acceleration, thrust, specific impulse
Hyperlink
http://rai.lv/rasspisanie/RAI_VI_konferences_rakstu%20krajums_2021.pdf

Kravčenko, S., Kuļešovs, N., Panova, N., Šestakovs, V. Analysis of the Current State of Development of Electric Propulsion Thrusters (EPT). In: Transport. Education. Logistics and Engineering – 2021: The 6th International Scientific and Practical Conference: Proceedings, Latvia, Rīga, 2-3 July, 2021. Rīga: Rīgas aeronavigācijas institūts, 2021, pp.138-144. ISBN 978-9934-8768-7-5.

Publication language
Russian (ru)