The Electric Propulsion Laboratory at UIUC has in place all the capability and diagnostics required for performance testing of low power pulsed and DC arcjets. The UIUC thrust stand is operating with excellent accuracy and sensitivity at very low thrust levels. An important aspect of the experimental setup is the use of a PID controller to maintain a constant thruster position, which reduces hysterisis effects. Electrical noise from the arcjet induces some noise into the thrust signal, but this does not affect the measurement.


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    Title :

    Performance of Low-Power Pulsed Arcjets


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1995-03-24


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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