The microwave electrothermal thruster presented uses an internally tuned, single-mode cylindrical cavity applicator to focus and match microwave energy into an electrodeless, high pressure flowing gas discharge that is located within a quartz discharge chamber. Experimental measurements of microwave coupling efficiency, thruster energy efficiency, and specific impulse, are obtained for N and He discharges; the efficiency of microwave energy transfer to the discharge is found to be of the order of 95 percent. Higher temperature nozzle materials and more efficient discharge chambers will further enhance performance.


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    Titel :

    Microwave electrothermal thruster performance in helium gas


    Beteiligte:
    Whitehair, S. (Autor:in) / Asmussen, J. (Autor:in) / Nakanishi, S. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1987-04-01



    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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