Using iodine gas as the working fluid for stationary plasma thrusters
... rocket engines is performed. The use of iodine is alternative for xenon, which due to a number of shortcomings can not be used in the engines of its high power for spacecraft.
1. C. Hillier A. C., Branam R. D., Huffman R. E. et al. Thrust Density Propellants in Hall Thrusters // AIAA 2011-5240. Florida, USA. 2011. P. 1—15.
2. Kieckhafer A., King L. B. Energetics of Propellant Options for High-Power Hall Thrusters // Proceedings of the Space Nuclear Conference, paper 1092. California, USA. 2005....
A development of the low power engine for work on a krypton
... propulsion appears to be an undisputed alternative for the chemical thrusters. Also, even the best solutions provided by electric propulsion technology still require optimization despite its more than of half a century history. Currently xenon is the propellant of choice for ion and Hall effect thrusters, however xenon is very expensive, that’s why different cheaper propellants appears as an alternative fuel for advanced electric propulsion thrusters
1. Ким В. П., Меркурьев Д. ...
The choice of structural materials for thermo thruster on clean monopropellant
... propulsion system // 47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit. AIAA. P. 2011—6129.
Goza D., Nesterenko A., Rumyantsev A.
low-thrust liquid rocket engine; thermocatalytic thruster; environmentally clean monopropellant; green propellant; combustion chamber
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