GB1181431A - Improvements in or relating to Plasma Accelerators for Generating Propulsion Thrust - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to Plasma Accelerators for Generating Propulsion Thrust

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GB1181431A
GB1181431A GB142967A GB142967A GB1181431A GB 1181431 A GB1181431 A GB 1181431A GB 142967 A GB142967 A GB 142967A GB 142967 A GB142967 A GB 142967A GB 1181431 A GB1181431 A GB 1181431A
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propellant
epoxy resin
gaseous
flux concentrator
solid
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GB142967A
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Michel Emil Maes
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Rocket Research Co
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Rocket Research Co
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03H—PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03H1/00—Using plasma to produce a reactive propulsive thrust
    • F03H1/0087—Electro-dynamic thrusters, e.g. pulsed plasma thrusters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
    • F02K5/00—Plants including an engine, other than a gas turbine, driving a compressor or a ducted fan

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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
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Abstract

1,181,431. Discharge apparatus. ROCKET RESEARCH CORP. 11 Jan., 1967, No. 1429/67. Heading H1X. [Also in Division F1] A pulsed plasma accelerator for generating propulsion thrust comprises a pair of spaced parallel electrodes 32, 34 in an open-ended insulating chamber 36, a flux concentrator (not shown) disposed laterally of the container and means for delivering and injecting a vaporizable and ionizable propellant into the closed end of said chamber. The electrodes 32, 34 are connected across a storage capacitor 38 and a highvoltage supply. The propellant may be solid, liquid or gaseous. A gaseous propellant may be injected through an orifice 42 either in discrete pulses on command or continuously through a flow modulator (Fig. 5, not shown) comprising a spring member vibrated by a solenoid. A solid propellant may be introduced repetitively in the form of a wire by mechanical means. A combustible combination of liquids or gases may be used. Ionization may be enhanced by radioactive material. The flux concentrator may comprise iron particles dispersed in an epoxy resin or compressed or sintered within a protective sheath of epoxy resin, or may comprise alternate laminations of iron and insulation (Figs. 6 to 7B, not shown). The accelerator may be used for satellite attitude control and station keeping or for primary propulsion of deep space probes and interplanetary space vehicles.
GB142967A 1967-01-11 1967-01-11 Improvements in or relating to Plasma Accelerators for Generating Propulsion Thrust Expired GB1181431A (en)

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Cited By (4)

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WO2004036141A1 (en) * 2002-10-17 2004-04-29 Institut Franco-Allemand De Recherches De Saint-Louis Plasma discharge piloting of a projectile
DE102007002161B4 (en) * 2007-01-15 2011-11-10 Sergei Afanassev Electric rocket engine with powdered fuel
CN102400879A (en) * 2011-11-18 2012-04-04 北京理工大学 Propellant spraying device for liquid pulse plasma thruster
RU2503848C2 (en) * 2011-06-16 2014-01-10 Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие "Научно-исследовательский институт машиностроения" (ФГУП "НИИМаш") Pulse electric jet engine

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO2004036141A1 (en) * 2002-10-17 2004-04-29 Institut Franco-Allemand De Recherches De Saint-Louis Plasma discharge piloting of a projectile
US7002126B2 (en) 2002-10-17 2006-02-21 Institut Franco-Allemand De Recherches De Saint-Louis Projectile steering by plasma discharge
DE10347761B4 (en) * 2002-10-17 2007-10-18 Deutsch-Französisches Forschungsinstitut Saint-Louis Control of a projectile by plasma discharge
DE102007002161B4 (en) * 2007-01-15 2011-11-10 Sergei Afanassev Electric rocket engine with powdered fuel
RU2503848C2 (en) * 2011-06-16 2014-01-10 Федеральное государственное унитарное предприятие "Научно-исследовательский институт машиностроения" (ФГУП "НИИМаш") Pulse electric jet engine
CN102400879A (en) * 2011-11-18 2012-04-04 北京理工大学 Propellant spraying device for liquid pulse plasma thruster
CN102400879B (en) * 2011-11-18 2013-07-03 北京理工大学 Propellant spraying device for liquid pulse plasma thruster

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