Technique of high-voltage, low-current electron bombardment heating for heat-transfer thruster is investigated; electron bombardment approach has inherent advantages for space application and lacks several restrictions found with resistance heating methods; tantalum, electron bombardment-type gas heater was built to research thruster operation; steady-state gas temperatures to 2700 K were produced with argon at voltage-to-current ratio greater than 50; device functioned successfully for total operating time of 50 hr.
Electron bombardment heating for electrothermal propulsion
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 3 , n 1
1965
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Electrothermal propulsion testing techniques
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