Hall Thruster Modeling with a Given Temperature Profile
Abstract
A quasi one-dimensional steady-state model of the Hall thruster is presented. For given mass flow rate, magnetic field profile, and discharge voltage the unique solution can be constructed, assuming that the thruster operates in one of the two regimes: with or without the anode sheath. It is shown that for a given temperature profile, the applied discharge voltage uniquely determines the operating regime; for discharge voltages greater than a certain value, the sheath disappears. That result is obtained over a wide range of incoming neutral velocities, channel lengths and widths, and cathode plane locations. A good correlation between the quasi one-dimensional model and experimental results can be achieved by selecting an appropriate temperature profile. We also show how the presented model can be used to obtain a two-dimensional potential distribution.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 798191
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-3703.pdf
TRN: US0202149
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 12 Jun 2002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ANODES; CATHODES; DISTRIBUTION; FLOW RATE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; THRUSTERS
Citation Formats
Dorf, L, Semenov, V, Raitses, Y, and Fisch, N J. Hall Thruster Modeling with a Given Temperature Profile. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web. doi:10.2172/798191.
Dorf, L, Semenov, V, Raitses, Y, & Fisch, N J. Hall Thruster Modeling with a Given Temperature Profile. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/798191
Dorf, L, Semenov, V, Raitses, Y, and Fisch, N J. 2002.
"Hall Thruster Modeling with a Given Temperature Profile". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/798191. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/798191.
@article{osti_798191,
title = {Hall Thruster Modeling with a Given Temperature Profile},
author = {Dorf, L and Semenov, V and Raitses, Y and Fisch, N J},
abstractNote = {A quasi one-dimensional steady-state model of the Hall thruster is presented. For given mass flow rate, magnetic field profile, and discharge voltage the unique solution can be constructed, assuming that the thruster operates in one of the two regimes: with or without the anode sheath. It is shown that for a given temperature profile, the applied discharge voltage uniquely determines the operating regime; for discharge voltages greater than a certain value, the sheath disappears. That result is obtained over a wide range of incoming neutral velocities, channel lengths and widths, and cathode plane locations. A good correlation between the quasi one-dimensional model and experimental results can be achieved by selecting an appropriate temperature profile. We also show how the presented model can be used to obtain a two-dimensional potential distribution.},
doi = {10.2172/798191},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2002},
month = {Wed Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2002}
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