Publication Date:
2013-08-31
Description:
The development of lithium magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thrusters at JPL is discussed. The following topics are presented in vugraph form: mercury vapor mass flow control; porous tungsten vaporizer and housing; the lithium vaporizer experiment; a dry box for handling solid lithium; MPD thruster electrode modeling; engine lifetime definitions; cathode failure modeling; cathode erosion modeling; cathode thermal modeling; near cathode plasma model regions; cathode work function modeling; anode work function modeling; and radiation-cooled anodes.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER
Type:
NASA. Lewis Research Center, Nuclear Propulsion Technical Interchange Meeting, Volume 2; p 1027-1040
Format:
application/pdf
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