Modeling of the cathode thermal conditions
This article provides results of the cathode of stationary plasma engine thermal vacuum test with various operating modes simulated, a thermal calculation and the cathode thermal mathematical model verification. Based on the calculations, the cathode thermal model and operating performances were assessed, the most efficient required cathode life time characteristics were selected, which are ...
Thermal calculation of the anode of the stationary plasma engine
The paper includes the thermal calculation of the anode gas distributor in Stationary Plasma Thruster (SPT) discharge system made with SolidWorks Software, that allows to determine with sufficient accuracy the model’s sensibility vs. variation of the different parameters. The calculation ...