Work at Republic Aviation to provide thrust for satellites in orbital flight and develop pulsed plasma pinch engine; thrust is variable, depending on pulse rate, propellant mass and energy per pulse; pinch effect principle; thrust estimate by calculation; optimization of performance to arrive at best electrode shape and charge capacitors efficiently; prototype engine XE-1 having 1 kw maximum rating, output of 0.01 lb thrust at 2 pulses/sec repetition rate.
Experimental studies of pulsed plasma pinch space engine
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1961 Electric propulsion
1961
11 pages
Conference paper
English
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