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A tandem mirror hybrid plume plasma propulsion facilityThis paper discusses a novel concept in electrodeless plasma propulsion, in which the materials problems are ameliorated by an electrodeless magnetic confinement scheme borrowed from the tandem mirror approach to controlled thermonuclear fusion. The concept also features a two-stage magnetic nozzle with an annular hypersonic coaxial gas injector near the throat. The nozzle produces hybrid plume by the coaxial injection of hypersonic neutral gas, and the gas layer thus formed protects the material walls from the hot plasma and, through increased collisions, helps detach it from the diverging magnetic field. The tandem mirror plasma propulsion facility is capable of delivering a variable I(sp). The results of numerical simulation of this concept are presented together with those from an experimental tandem-mirror plasma propulsion device.
Document ID
19890060141
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Yang, T. F.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Krueger, W. A.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Peng, S.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Urbahn, J.
(MIT Cambridge, MA, United States)
Chang-Diaz, F. R.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Plasma Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Electric Propulsion Conference
Location: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Country: Germany
Start Date: October 3, 1988
End Date: October 6, 1988
Sponsors: Japan Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, DGLR, AIAA
Accession Number
89A47512
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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