In this chapter, after reconsidering the motion of plasmas when influenced by electric and magnetic fields, particularly the generation and acceleration of plasmas in such fields and the Child–Langmuir law and its applications to developing relations for the generated thrust, typical plasma thruster technologies such as gridded ion engines, pulsed plasma thrusters, Hall current thrusters, field effect emission–based electric thrusters, colloid propulsion and electrospray-driven thrusters are briefly discussed. The physics of cone and droplet formation is also briefly considered.
Space Vehicle Electro-static and Electro-magnetic Propulsion
Space Vehicle Maneuvering, Propulsion, Dynamics and Control ; Chapter : 11 ; 451-482
2024-09-28
32 pages
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Electronic Resource
English
Electro-magnetic acceleration , Plasma thrusters , Field effect electric , Plasma behaviour , Pulsed plasma thrusters , Electrospray thrusters , Colloid propulsion , Child–Langmuir law , Hall current thrusters , Electro-static acceleration , Gridded ion engines Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology , Mechanical Engineering , Aerospace Technology and Astronautics , Control, Robotics, Mechatronics , Control and Systems Theory , Complexity , Engineering
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