A Novel Wave Front Method Used for Tracking Terrestrial Concentrator Focal Spot Location

Abstract

A major requirement for using a solar propulsion system is the proper placement of the focal spot on the thruster absorber plane. Without proper placement of the focal spot, solar energy is not transferred to the propellant gas or at worst case, a significantly smaller proportion of the incident energy is transferred to the gas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423560

Entities

People

  • Joseph N. Beasley

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Information Operations
  • Mirrors
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Reflection
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Propulsion
  • Thrusters
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Operations Research
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Space Objects