Abstract Studies of the lifting force of an electrohydrodynamic thruster based on a corona discharge in wire-to-cylinder geometry in a rarefied atmosphere have been carried out. Electrohydrodynamic cell parameters at three interelectrode gaps of 50, 100, and 150 mm and at pressures from 1 to 0.05 atm with positive corona discharge were investigated. The experimental system included a vacuum chamber, an EHD thruster, a high voltage power source (HVDC), and a thrust, voltage, and current acquisition system was created. The effectiveness of the thruster reached 26 mN/W at atmospheric pressure at a 150 mm gap. At a pressure of 0.05 atm (corresponds to an altitude of 20 km) the maximum thrust per unit length was 1.8 mN/m and the thrust-to-power ratio was 0.5 mN/W. Theoretical and experimental data on the normalized effectiveness on the altitude of the thruster were obtained.

    Highlights Electrohydrodynamic thruster performance at the lower boundary of the near-space was studied. Thruster efficiency reached 26 mN/W at 1 atm. The thrust per unit length of 1.8 mN/m and the effectiveness of 0.5 mN/W at pressure of 0.05 atm was achieved.


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    Titel :

    Electrohydrodynamic thruster for near-space applications


    Beteiligte:
    Khomich, V.Yu. (Autor:in) / Malanichev, V.E. (Autor:in) / Rebrov, I.E. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 180 ; 141-148


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-12-01


    Format / Umfang :

    8 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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