Exploratory Development of Advanced Colloid Thrusters

Abstract

The report describes a program to develop high performance colloid thruster systems. An electrostatically vectorable high thrust-density colloid source was developed and endurance tested for periods up to 2000 hours. The investigation of pulsed colloid thruster technology resulted in a demonstration of a feasible concept. Also, a breadboard high voltage supply for a pulsed thruster was built and demonstrated as well as a high voltage isolation valve to electrically decouple the propellant storage system from an individual thruster.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0734248

Entities

People

  • C. Lear
  • H. Shelton
  • M. Huberman
  • R. Kemp
  • W. Krieve

Organizations

  • TRW Inc.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Electron Guns
  • Electron Tubes
  • Flow
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Performance Tests
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster