利用试验和数值模拟相结合的方法研究6 cm Kaufman离子推力器放电电压和屏栅电压的变化对其工作性能的影响。试验中,离子推力器使用氩气作为推进剂,测量了多组不同工况下的性能参数。此外,基于Goebel的理论模型模拟了放电电压对束流电...利用试验和数值模拟相结合的方法研究6 cm Kaufman离子推力器放电电压和屏栅电压的变化对其工作性能的影响。试验中,离子推力器使用氩气作为推进剂,测量了多组不同工况下的性能参数。此外,基于Goebel的理论模型模拟了放电电压对束流电流和推进剂利用率的影响;采用单元内粒子-蒙特卡罗碰撞(PIC-MCC)方法模拟屏栅电压对束流电流、推进剂利用率和加速栅极电流的影响。试验和数值模拟结果一致,发现当放电电压逐渐增大时,引出的束流电流和推进剂利用率先增加然后趋于稳定;当屏栅电压逐渐增大时,引出的束流电流和推进剂利用率先增加然后趋于稳定,加速栅极电流先减小后趋于稳定。研究可以为提高多模式离子推力器的性能提供参考。展开更多
Ion thruster plumes from a multi-thruster array of different working configurations are simulated by a hybrid fluid-particle software. The particle in cell method is employed to model the transports of ions. The direc...Ion thruster plumes from a multi-thruster array of different working configurations are simulated by a hybrid fluid-particle software. The particle in cell method is employed to model the transports of ions. The direct simulation Monte Carlo method is used to model momentum and charge exchange （CEX） collisions. The software is based on unstructured grids which make it easy to handle with complex geometry. The results of chamber simulation are compared with experimental data in ion current density and number density, which show good agreements. The maximum difference of current density along the thruster centerline is less than 9.30%. The interaction effects of plumes when multiple thrusters are operating in vacuum are predicted. Distributions of single charged xenon ions are significantly different in the near-field plume flow, however, merge into one in the far downstream region. Moreover, the interaction effect on the spatial distribution of CEX xenon ions is displayed as well.展开更多
文摘利用试验和数值模拟相结合的方法研究6 cm Kaufman离子推力器放电电压和屏栅电压的变化对其工作性能的影响。试验中,离子推力器使用氩气作为推进剂,测量了多组不同工况下的性能参数。此外,基于Goebel的理论模型模拟了放电电压对束流电流和推进剂利用率的影响;采用单元内粒子-蒙特卡罗碰撞(PIC-MCC)方法模拟屏栅电压对束流电流、推进剂利用率和加速栅极电流的影响。试验和数值模拟结果一致,发现当放电电压逐渐增大时,引出的束流电流和推进剂利用率先增加然后趋于稳定;当屏栅电压逐渐增大时,引出的束流电流和推进剂利用率先增加然后趋于稳定,加速栅极电流先减小后趋于稳定。研究可以为提高多模式离子推力器的性能提供参考。
文摘Ion thruster plumes from a multi-thruster array of different working configurations are simulated by a hybrid fluid-particle software. The particle in cell method is employed to model the transports of ions. The direct simulation Monte Carlo method is used to model momentum and charge exchange （CEX） collisions. The software is based on unstructured grids which make it easy to handle with complex geometry. The results of chamber simulation are compared with experimental data in ion current density and number density, which show good agreements. The maximum difference of current density along the thruster centerline is less than 9.30%. The interaction effects of plumes when multiple thrusters are operating in vacuum are predicted. Distributions of single charged xenon ions are significantly different in the near-field plume flow, however, merge into one in the far downstream region. Moreover, the interaction effect on the spatial distribution of CEX xenon ions is displayed as well.
