Under the NextSTEP program led by Aerojet Rocketdyne in collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Center the University of Michigan, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the XR-100 100 kW Electric Propulsion system is being developed to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5. As part of this program, the X3, a Nested Hall Thruster (NHT) designed to operate at powers up to 200kW, is being further developed through parallel modeling and experimental efforts with the ultimate goal of supporting a 100kW-100hr system test in the final year of the NextSTEP program. Recent developments for the X3 subsystem are presented including a summary of testing and modeling results and design updates in anticipation of a risk reduction test scheduled for the summer of 2018.
Update on the Nested Hall Thruster Subsystem for the NextSTEP XR-100 Program
AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference ; 2018 ; Cincinnati, OH, United States
2018-07-09
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Update on the Nested Hall Thruster Subsystem for the NextSTEP XR-100 Program (AIAA 2018-4418)
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