IN RESPONSE TO TOPIC S3.04 "PROPULSION SYSTEMS," BUSEK PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A HIGH THROUGHPUT HALL EFFECT TH…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNX12CE62P
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Mar 15, 2012 – Aug 13, 2012
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- MA
Public award description
IN RESPONSE TO TOPIC S3.04 "PROPULSION SYSTEMS," BUSEK PROPOSES TO DEVELOP A HIGH THROUGHPUT HALL EFFECT THRUSTER WITH A NOMINAL PEAK POWER OF 1-KW AND WIDE THROTTLING RANGE IN TERMS OF BOTH POWER AND ISP. IN PHASE I, WE WILL DESIGN THE THRUSTER, FOCUSING ON ACHIEVING A MAGNETIC FIELD THAT SHIELDS THE DISCHARGE CHANNEL FROM ION INDUCED EROSION. OUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE A PROPELLANT THROUGHPUT OF AT LEAST 100 KG PER KW OF INPUT POWER AND A SYSTEM SPECIFIC MASS OF 6 KG PER KW. NUMERICAL MODELING WILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE THRUSTER DESIGN TO ACHIEVE THESE LIFETIME TARGETS. EROSION PREDICTIONS WILL BE VALIDATED BY COMPARING MODEL RESULTS TO MEASUREMENTS TAKEN IN A NOMINAL 600 W THRUSTER DURING AN ACCELERATED LIFETIME TEST SCHEDULED TAKE PLACE IN 2011 AT NASA GRC UNDER SEPARATE FUNDING.
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