ENHANCEMENT OF THE CHANNEL WALL EROSION WITH APPLICATION TO ACCELERATE TESTING OF HALL THRUSTERS
Abstract
The objective of the proposal is to accelerate ground vacuum testing echanisms for Hall thrusters to reduce the development timelines. Three strategies of the accelerated testing are proposed- 1) acceleration through modification of material state, 2) acceleration through elevated operating conditions and 3) combination of modified materials and elevated operating conditions. These strategies will be verified in experiments with Hall thrusters and sputtering experiments with calibrated ion sources. All experiments will be supported by modeling efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Mar 07, 2023
- Source ID
- FA95502210210
Entities
People
- Michael Keidar
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- George Washington University
- United States Air Force