Anode configuration for electrothermal/electromagnetic arcjet
Conference
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OSTI ID:6249812
To improve the performance of an MPD thruster in the range of a specific impulse near and above 1000 s, which corresponds to the electrothermal/electromagnetic hybrid mode of operation, the anode configuration was modified by changing: (1) the axial length of the metal anode and insulator nozzle, and (2) anode segments in the azimuthal direction as experimental parameters. The anode which was 5 percent the axial length of the nozzle resulted in a drastic improvement of thrust efficiency.
- OSTI ID:
- 6249812
- Report Number(s):
- AIAA-Paper-87-1024; CONF-870558-
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 19. international electric propulsion conference, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, 11 May 1987
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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