The 2.3 kW Ion Thruster Wear Test
The 2.3 kW Ion Thruster Wear Test
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A 30-cm diameter xenon ion thruster is under development at NASA to provide an ion propulsion option for auxiliary and primary propulsion on missions of national interest. Specific efforts include thruster design optimizations, component life testing and validation, and performance characterizations. Under this program, the ion thruster will be brought to engineering model development status. This paper describes the results of a 2.3-kW 2000-hour wear test performed to identify life limiting phenomena, measure the performance and characterize the operation of the thruster, and obtain wear, erosion, and surface contamination data. These data are being using as a data base for proceeding with additional life validation tests, and to provide input to flight thruster design requirements.
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The 2.3 kW Ion Thruster Wear Test
Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit ; 1995 ; San Diego, CA, United States
1995-11-01
Conference paper
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English
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