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Hall Thrusters: |
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Early model of the Busek BHT-200 Hall thruster |
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Please click an image to see a larger version. Images provided by Amanda Lowry. |
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Thrusters
Diagnostics |
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T-40 |
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The T-40 Hall Effect Thruster is an ideal size for
orbit adjustment for small satellites and east-west
station keeping for large satellite systems. The
T-40 operates at 0.1 to 0.4 kW and produces 5 to 20
mN of thrust with specific impulse values varying
between 1,000 and 1,600 seconds, depending on
operational conditions. The T-40 has undergone
successful demonstration testing at the Air Force
Research Laboratory and is currently being prepared
for complete system qualification testing. |
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T-140 |
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The T-140 Hall Effect Thruster is an ideal size for
north-south station keeping for large satellites. The T-140
operates at 1.8 to 4.5 kW and produces 160 to 300 mN of
thrust with specific impulse values varying between 1,800
and 2,200 seconds, depending on operational conditions.
This system has undergone successful demonstration testing
and is currently under evaluation for complete system
qualification testing |
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T-220HT
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The T-220 is the largest
Hall effect thruster in the family. The first version of
this engine was tested at NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC).
The T-220HT is
the high-power,
high-thrust version. The T-220HT is an ideal size for orbit
insertion and orbit transfer of large satellite systems.
The T-220 or T-220HT can also be configured to operate in a
dual mode: low specific impulse-high thrust for orbit
insertion/transfer and high specific impulse-low thrust for
station keeping.
The T-220 thrusters
operate at 7 to 20 kW and produce 0.5 to 1.0 N of thrust
with specific impulse values varying between 1,500 and 2,500
seconds, depending on operational conditions. The T-220 has
undergone successful demonstration testing at NASA GRC for
1,000 hours and demonstrated about 2,500 seconds of specific
impulse with very low material erosion.
The T-220HT has undergone extensive performance mapping
under orbit transfer conditions at NASA GRC. The profile of
the exhaust plume and radiated electromagnetic noise have
also been measured. The results show that the T-220HT has a
very narrow exhaust plume and it is electromagnetically very
quiet. |
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Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters: Georgia Tech version of the NASA Glenn Research Center MW-class thruster |
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Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster Magnetic Nozzle: Collaboration with Tethers Unlimited Inc. |
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Annular Helicon Plasma Source |
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Operating with argon |
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Helicon Plasma Source |
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Operating
with ammonia |
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Gridded RF Thruster |
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.JPG) |
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660 W RF Power, Operating
with ammonia |
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Pulsed Inductive Thruster
(PIT Mk VI) |
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