公开(公告)号：US09334855B1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-10

申请号：US11607342

申请日：2006-12-01

申请人： Vlad Hruby ,  James J. Szabo, Jr. ,  Charles Gasdaska ,  Mike Robin

发明人： Vlad Hruby ,  James J. Szabo, Jr. ,  Charles Gasdaska ,  Mike Robin

IPC分类号： F03H1/00 ,  B64G1/40

CPC分类号： F03H1/00 ,  B64G1/40 ,  F03H1/0012 ,  F03H1/0075

摘要： A Hall thruster for use with a condensable propellant including a plasma accelerator including an anode for providing plasma discharge, a distributor for distributing the condensable propellant in a liquid or vaporized state, and an electric circuit including a cathode for emitting electrons attracted to the anode and for neutralizing ion flux emitted from the plasma accelerator. A condensable propellant feed system includes a storage vessel for storing the condensable propellant and providing liquid condensable propellant at a controlled pressure. A condensable propellant flow controller includes a pressure reducing device for controlling the flow rate of the liquid condensable propellant. A vaporizer at or above the vaporization temperature of the liquid condensable propellant vaporizes the liquid condensable propellant at a predetermined vaporization rate and flow rate. A magnetic circuit structure includes a magnetic field source for establishing a transverse magnetic field in the plasma accelerator that creates an impedance to the flow of the electrons toward the anode to create plasma in the plasma accelerator for accelerating ionized condensable propellant through the plasma accelerator to create a flux of ions.

摘要翻译： 一种与可冷凝推进剂一起使用的霍尔推进器，其包括包括用于提供等离子体放电的阳极的等离子体加速器，用于将可冷凝推进剂分散在液体或汽化状态的分配器，以及包括用于发射吸附到阳极的电子的阴极的电路， 用于中和从等离子体加速器发射的离子通量。 可冷凝推进剂进料系统包括用于储存可冷凝推进剂并在受控压力下提供液体可冷凝推进剂的储存容器。 可冷凝推进剂流量控制器包括用于控制液体可冷凝推进剂的流量的减压装置。 在液体可冷凝推进剂的蒸发温度以上的蒸发器以预定的蒸发速率和流速使液体可冷凝推进剂蒸发。 磁路结构包括用于在等离子体加速器中建立横向磁场的磁场源，其产生对电子流向阳极的阻抗，以在等离子体加速器中产生等离子体，以通过等离子体加速器加速电离的可冷凝推进剂以产生 离子通量。