| Autor: |
Franklin R. Chang Díaz, Benjamin W. Longmier, Jared P. Squire, Leonard D. Cassady, Edgar A. Bering, A. V. Ilin, Mark Carter, Greg McCaskill, Tim W. Glover, Chris S. Olsen |
| Rok vydání: |
2010 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition. |
| DOI: |
10.2514/6.2010-8669 |
| Popis: |
® ) VX-200, a 200 kW flight-technology prototype. Results are presented from first stage only and first stage with booster stage experiments that were performed on the VX-200 using between 60 mg/s and 150 mg/s argon propellant. Measurements of ion flux, ion energy, plasma density and potential gradients, and force density profiles taken in the exhaust plume of the VX-200 are made within a 150 cubic meter vacuum chamber and are presented in the context of individual stage and total engine performance. An emphasis will be given to the current status of technology innovation that makes the ground based VX-200 and the ISS mounted VF-200 engines possible. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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