Parametric investigation of orifice aspect-ratio on low current hollow cathode power consumption

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Domonkos, Matthew T ^a   Gallimore, Alec D ^a   Patterson, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ELECTRON SOURCES; ORIFICES; PROPULSION; SPACE STATIONS;

BEGINNING OF LIVES; CATHODE OPERATIONS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; LENGTH TO DIAMETER RATIO; LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ORIFICE DIAMETERS; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASPECT RATIO;

EID: 85088063340     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3345     Document Type: Conference Paper

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