AN INVESTIGATION OF THE PULSED INDUCTIVE ACCELERATION MECHANISM FOR APPLICATION TO LOW TOTAL IMPULSE MISSIONS.

Abstract

A pulsed inductive accelerator was operated using mercury vapor as a propellant. The purpose of the report is to demonstrate that the induction acceleration mechanism can work satisfactorily for low energy inputs. The results indicate that a low power pulsed inductive accelerator may be applicable to satellite missions where the total impulse required is on the order of 500 to 1000 pound force-seconds. It is shown that for low total impulse applications efficiency is not a critical factor as long as it is > or = 5% when the satellite weight is > or = 200 pound mass. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0484728

Entities

People

  • William C. Burson Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Efficiency
  • Energetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Motion
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster