Technique of high-voltage, low-current electron bombardment heating for heat-transfer thruster is investigated; electron bombardment approach has inherent advantages for space application and lacks several restrictions found with resistance heating methods; tantalum, electron bombardment-type gas heater was built to research thruster operation; steady-state gas temperatures to 2700 K were produced with argon at voltage-to-current ratio greater than 50; device functioned successfully for total operating time of 50 hr.


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    Title :

    Electron bombardment heating for electrothermal propulsion


    Additional title:

    AIAA J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 3 , n 1 ; p 127-131


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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