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JPL nuclear electric propulsion taskThe development of lithium magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters at JPL is discussed. The following topics are presented in vugraph form: mercury vapor mass flow control; porous tungsten vaporizer and housing; the lithium vaporizer experiment; a dry box for handling solid lithium; MPD thruster electrode modeling; engine lifetime definitions; cathode failure modeling; cathode erosion modeling; cathode thermal modeling; near cathode plasma model regions; cathode work function modeling; anode work function modeling; and radiation-cooled anodes.
Document ID
19930017791
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pivirotto, Tom (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Goodfellow, Keith (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Polk, Jay (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Lewis Research Center, Nuclear Propulsion Technical Interchange Meeting, Volume 2
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Accession Number
93N26980
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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