Nonstationary Model of a Low-Density Plasma Jet Ejected from a Stationary Plasma Thruster

Journal Article · Thu Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Plasma Physics Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X18020010· OSTI ID:22763295

Bishaev, A. M. ^[1]; Abgaryan, M. V.; Merkur’ev, D. V. ^[2]; Ivanova, E. P.; Fomenkov, A. I. ^[3]; Wartelski, M.; Theroude, Ch. ^[4]

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1. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (Russian Federation)
2. Moscow Aircraft Institute, Research Institute of Applied Mechanics and Electrodynamics (Russian Federation)
3. Airbus Group Innovations (Russian Federation)
4. Airbus Defense and Space SAS (Russian Federation)

A time-dependent problem on finding the parameters of a low-density plasma jet ejected from a stationary plasma thruster is analyzed. In contrast to earlier works in which a stationary problem was solved using a Crook-type kinetic model, a set of kinetic equations is derived at the accuracy level accepted in the kinetic theory with allowance for resonant charge-exchange interaction between ions and neutrals. A method to solve the obtained set of equations is developed and used to perform test simulations, some results of which are presented.

• OSTI ID: 22763295
• Journal Information: Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 44, Issue 2; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2018 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CHARGE-EXCHANGE INTERACTIONS
KINETIC EQUATIONS
KINETICS
PLASMA DENSITY
PLASMA JETS
SIMULATION
THRUSTERS
TIME DEPENDENCE