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Expanding the Capabilities of the Pulsed Plasma Thruster for In-Space and Atmospheric Operation.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Expanding the Capabilities of the Pulsed Plasma Thruster for In-Space and Atmospheric Operation./
Author:	Johnson, Ian Kronheim.
Description:	208 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-02B(E).
Subject:	Aerospace engineering. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3724019
ISBN:	9781339072326

Expanding the Capabilities of the Pulsed Plasma Thruster for In-Space and Atmospheric Operation.
Johnson, Ian Kronheim.

Expanding the Capabilities of the Pulsed Plasma Thruster for In-Space and Atmospheric Operation. - 208 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Washington, 2015.

Of all in-space propulsion systems to date, the Pulsed Plasma Thruster (PPT) is unique in its simplicity and wide range of operational parameters. This study examined multiple uses of the thruster for in-space and atmospheric propulsion, as well as the creation of a CubeSat satellite and atmospheric airship as test beds for the thruster. The PPT was tested as a solid-propellant feed source for the High Power Helicon Thruster, a compact plasma source capable of generating order of magnitude higher plasma densities than comparable power level systems. Replacing the gaseous feed system reduced the thruster size and complexity, as well as allowing for extremely discrete discharges, minimizing the influence of wall effects. Teflon (C2F4) has been the traditional propellant for PPTs due to a high exhaust velocity and ability to ablate without surface modification over long durations. A number of alternative propellants, including minerals and metallics commonly found on asteroids, were tested for use with the PPT. Compounds with significant fractions of sulfur showed the highest performance increase, with specific thrusts double that of Teflon. A PPT with sulfur propellant designed for CubeSat operation, as well as the subsystems necessary for autonomous operation, was built and tested in the laboratory. The PPT was modified for use at atmospheric pressures where the impulse was well defined as a function of the discharge chamber volume, capacitor energy, and background pressure. To demonstrate that the air-breathing PPT was a viable concept the device was launched on two atmospheric balloon flights.

ISBN: 9781339072326Subjects--Topical Terms:

1002622
Aerospace engineering.

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