Reservoir Hollow Cathode for Electric Space Propulsion

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 4113-4118 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Vancil ◽  
J. Lorr ◽  
V. Schmidt ◽  
W. Ohlinger ◽  
J. Polk
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Cathode ◽  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Electric Space

scholarly journals STG-ET: DLR electric propulsion test facility

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Vacuum Chamber ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Beam Dump ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Thrust Measurement ◽  
Electric Space

DLR operates the High Vacuum Plume Test Facility Göttingen – Electric Thrusters (STG-ET). This electric propulsion test facility has now accumulated several years of EP-thruster testing experience. Special features tailored to electric space propulsion testing like a large vacuum chamber mounted on a low vibration foundation, a beam dump target with low sputtering, and a performant pumping system characterize this facility. The vacuum chamber is 12.2m long and has a diameter of 5m. With respect to accurate thruster testing, the design focus is on accurate thrust measurement, plume diagnostics, and plume interaction with spacecraft components. Electric propulsion thrusters have to run for thousands of hours, and with this the facility is prepared for long-term experiments. This paper gives an overview of the facility, and shows some details of the vacuum chamber, pumping system, diagnostics, and experiences with these components.

Electric space propulsion

1960 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. C. Evvard
Keyword(s):  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Electric Space

Electric space propulsion systems

1967 ◽  
Vol 7 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 795-847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernst Stuhlinger
Keyword(s):  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Propulsion Systems ◽  
Electric Space

BMDO electric space-propulsion program

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
LEONARD CAVENY ◽  
FRANCIS CURRAN ◽  
JOHN BROPHY
Keyword(s):  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Electric Space

Value-Based Development Connecting Engineering and Business: A Case on Electric Space Propulsion

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Massimo Panarotto ◽  
Ola Isaksson ◽  
Idris Habbassi ◽  
Nicolas Cornu
Keyword(s):  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Electric Space

scholarly journals STG-ET: DLR Electric Propulsion Test Facility

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Neumann
Keyword(s):  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Vacuum Chamber ◽  
High Vacuum ◽  
Test Facility ◽  
Space Propulsion ◽  
Beam Dump ◽  
Pumping System ◽  
Thrust Measurement ◽  
Electric Space

Abstract: DLR operates the High Vacuum Plume Test Facility Göttingen – Electric Thrusters (STG-ET). This electric propulsion test facility has now accumulated several years of EP-thruster testing experience. Special features tailored to electric space propulsion testing like a large vacuum chamber mounted on a low vibration foundation, a beam dump target made of low sputtering material, and a performant pumping system characterize this facility. The vacuum chamber is 12.2m long and has a diameter of 5m. With respect to accurate thruster testing, the design focus is on accurate thrust measurement, plume diagnostics, and plume interaction with spacecraft components. Electric propulsion thrusters have to run for thousands of hours, and with this the facility is prepared for long-term experiments. This paper gives an overview of the facility, and shows some details of the vacuum chamber, pumping system, diagnostics, and experiences with these components.

TEMPERATURE OF HEAVY-CURRENT CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW CATHODE

1979 ◽  
Vol 40 (C7) ◽  
pp. C7-229-C7-230
Author(s):  
N. N. Rykalin ◽  
A. V. Nikolaev ◽  
A. P. Borzhov
Keyword(s):  
Hollow Cathode ◽  
Cylindrical Hollow Cathode
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