Two 30-cm ion thruster technology areas are investigated in support of the extended-performance thruster operation required for the Halley's comet rendezvous mission. These areas include an evaluation of the thruster performance and lifetime characteristics at increased specific impulse and power levels, and the design and evaluation of a high-voltage propellant electrical isolator. Experimental results are presented indicating that all elements of the thruster design function well at the higher specific impulse and power levels. It is shown that the only thruster modifications required for extended-performance operation are a respacing of the ion optics assembly and a redesign of the propellant isolators. Experimental results obtained from three isolator designs are presented, and it is concluded that the design and development of a high-voltage isolator is possible using existing technology.


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    Titel :

    Extended-performance thruster technology evaluation


    Beteiligte:
    Beattie, J. R. (Autor:in) / Poeschel, R. L. (Autor:in) / Bechtel, R. T. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    International Electric Propulsion Conference ; 1978 ; San Diego, CA, US


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.04.1978


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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