针对未来深空探测任务对高功率电推力器的需求,兰州空间技术物理研究所开展了5 k W环型离子推力器的研制。环型离子推力器放电室设计与传统离子推力器有很大不同,面临着放电不稳定、不均匀、放电损耗过大等潜在的技术风险。在原理样机...针对未来深空探测任务对高功率电推力器的需求,兰州空间技术物理研究所开展了5 k W环型离子推力器的研制。环型离子推力器放电室设计与传统离子推力器有很大不同,面临着放电不稳定、不均匀、放电损耗过大等潜在的技术风险。在原理样机完成设计、制造工作后,开展了试验研究工作,通过性能摸底试验对推力器电气参数变化规律进行研究并找到最佳的工作点,通过等离子体诊断试验对放电室内等离子体密度和电子温度分布情况进行研究。试验结果表明:环型放电室在很宽的放电电流范围内都有很高的稳定性,在单阴极偏置的情况下推力器束流仍然具有较好的均匀性,初步验证了环型离子推力器概念的可行性,为下一步优化设计打下了技术基础。展开更多
Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by ...Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by means of particle-incell（PIC） ion simulation and Monte Carlo collision（MCC） methods. The results from numerical simulation indicate that despite the fact that CEX ions appear in the entire beamlet region near the ion optical system, the ones that present themselves downstream of the accelerator grid have good reason for attracting more attention. As their trajectories are significantly affected by the local electric field, a great number of CEX ions are accelerated toward grids resulting in sputtering erosion. When the influences of the CEX ions are considered in the nulnerical simulation,there could hardly be observed augments in the screen grid current,but the accelerator grid current increases from zero to 1.4% of the beamlet current. It can be understood from the numerical simulation that the CEX ions formed in the region far downstream of the accelerator grid should be blamed for the erosion on the downstream surface of the accelerator grid.展开更多
文摘针对未来深空探测任务对高功率电推力器的需求,兰州空间技术物理研究所开展了5 k W环型离子推力器的研制。环型离子推力器放电室设计与传统离子推力器有很大不同,面临着放电不稳定、不均匀、放电损耗过大等潜在的技术风险。在原理样机完成设计、制造工作后,开展了试验研究工作,通过性能摸底试验对推力器电气参数变化规律进行研究并找到最佳的工作点,通过等离子体诊断试验对放电室内等离子体密度和电子温度分布情况进行研究。试验结果表明:环型放电室在很宽的放电电流范围内都有很高的稳定性,在单阴极偏置的情况下推力器束流仍然具有较好的均匀性,初步验证了环型离子推力器概念的可行性,为下一步优化设计打下了技术基础。
基金Foundation of National Key Lab of Vacuum and Cryo-genics Technology and Physics(9140C5504020704)
文摘Charge exchange （CEX） ions could inflict severe damages on the ion thruster optical system. This article is aimed at investigating the characteristics of the CEX ions and their influences upon the optical system by means of particle-incell（PIC） ion simulation and Monte Carlo collision（MCC） methods. The results from numerical simulation indicate that despite the fact that CEX ions appear in the entire beamlet region near the ion optical system, the ones that present themselves downstream of the accelerator grid have good reason for attracting more attention. As their trajectories are significantly affected by the local electric field, a great number of CEX ions are accelerated toward grids resulting in sputtering erosion. When the influences of the CEX ions are considered in the nulnerical simulation,there could hardly be observed augments in the screen grid current,but the accelerator grid current increases from zero to 1.4% of the beamlet current. It can be understood from the numerical simulation that the CEX ions formed in the region far downstream of the accelerator grid should be blamed for the erosion on the downstream surface of the accelerator grid.
