Experimental evaluation of the T100-3 stationary plasma thruster and xenon propellant system for the RHETT-1 program

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Garner, Charles E ^a   Mueller, Juergen ^a   Vasin, Anatoly ^b   Lasinsky, Mikhail ^b   Petrosov, Valery ^b   Wetch, Joseph ^c   Britt, Ned ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Keldysh Research Institute of Thermal Processes   (Russian Federation)

^c Space Power Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FLOW CONTROL; PLASMA DEVICES; PRESSURE REGULATORS; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; WEAR OF MATERIALS; XENON;

DISCHARGE VOLTAGES; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; HALL PLASMA THRUSTERS; INTEGRATED STRUCTURE; PERFORMANCE TESTING; POWER PROCESSING UNITS; STATIONARY PLASMA THRUSTER; THRUSTER EFFICIENCY;

SOFTWARE TESTING;

EID: 85086950151     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-2968     Document Type: Conference Paper

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