Superconducting Materials Applied to EP Systems: Applications of Superconductivity to Hall Thrusters Propulsion

Abstract

This report results from a contract tasking University of Rome as follows: The contractor will investigate the use of superconducting materials for use in high power hall effect type electric propulsion motors. The focus of this work will be to derive scaling laws for coils using high temperature superconducting materials in a Hall SPT up to 50 kW electric power. The contractor will compare the results of this system to more traditional thrusters and discuss the performance gains/limitations. He will collect all data and findings and write a final report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 07, 2001
Accession Number
ADA392904

Entities

People

  • Claudio Bruno
  • D. Casali

Organizations

  • Sapienza University of Rome

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Engines
  • Hall Effect
  • Hall Thrusters
  • High Temperature
  • Ion Thrusters
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters
  • Materials
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Propulsion
  • Superconductivity
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thrust
  • Thrusters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster