A thruster comprising: a chamber to contain a fluid; a plurality of nozzles to exhaust neutral particles derived from the fluid in the chamber, wherein each nozzle has a converging section and the converging section includes a first electrode; a second electrode located distal to the first electrode to provide a voltage differential between the first and second electrodes sufficient to create plasma ions from the fluid and the voltage differential accelerates the plasma ions on a flow path through the converging section, and wherein at least one or more of the accelerated plasma ions are neutralised to form the neutral particles by charge exchange with other neutral particles, or by recombination with electrons, on the flow path.


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    Title :

    Thruster



    Publication date :

    2019-10-31


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F03H PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR , Erzeugung von Vortriebskraft [Schub] nach dem Prinzip des Rückstoßes, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS




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