The theoretical thrust mechanism of a single dielectric barrier discharge plasma thruster at low pressure is studied. A theoretical thrust model is proposed to establish that the thrust increases to a maximum and then drops steadily as the pressure monotonically increases over a pressure range from 10 to 90 kPa. A formula for revealing the relationships among the pressure, permittivity, dielectric thickness, and operating voltage is derived from the model. This formula shows that a higher operating voltage and smaller ratio of dielectric thickness to permittivity can lead to a higher pressure at the point of maximum thrust. The theoretical results are consistent with the experimental results. The results can be used to determine the optimal operating pressure for a single dielectric barrier discharge thruster.


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    Titel :

    Maximum Thrust of Single Dielectric Barrier Discharge Thruster at Low Pressure


    Beteiligte:
    Wu, Zhiwen (Autor:in) / Xu, Jinyi (Autor:in) / Chen, Pan (Autor:in) / Xie, Kan (Autor:in) / Wang, Ningfei (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    AIAA Journal ; 56 , 6 ; 2235-2241


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.06.2018




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch