S.1 Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Chapter 1: Introduction to ...
S.1 Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Chapter 1: Introduction to ...
S.1 Spacecraft Propulsion Systems Chapter 1: Introduction to ...
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Survey of Electrical Thrusters (Examples of typical performance values)<br />
Type of <strong>Propulsion</strong><br />
System<br />
Resis<strong>to</strong>jet<br />
Hydrazine-Resis<strong>to</strong>jet<br />
(PACT)<br />
Arc-Jet<br />
(Hydrazine)<br />
MPD (Teflon)<br />
RIT10 (Ion.-Engine)<br />
RIT35 (Ion.-Engine)<br />
UK-10 (Kaufman)<br />
UK-25 (Kaufman)<br />
SPT100 (Ion.-Engine)<br />
Hughes 8 cm<br />
(Kaufman)<br />
Field-Emission<br />
Thrust<br />
(N)<br />
0.2<br />
0.3<br />
0.2<br />
0.015<br />
0.01<br />
0.271<br />
0.011<br />
0.196<br />
0.08<br />
4.5 . 10 -3<br />
≈10 -5 -2 . 10 -3<br />
(Data listed are indicative only)<br />
Power<br />
Consumption<br />
(W)<br />
345<br />
300<br />
1 800<br />
600<br />
390<br />
7 540<br />
600<br />
6 000<br />
1 350<br />
175<br />
≈ 60 - 300<br />
Exhaust<br />
Velocity<br />
(m/s)<br />
1 500<br />
3 000<br />
5 000<br />
30 000<br />
30 700<br />
31 400<br />
≥30 000<br />
≥30 000<br />
16 000<br />
25 500<br />
≈ 60 000 –<br />
100 000<br />
Propellant<br />
(formula)<br />
NH3;CH4<br />
N2 H4<br />
N2 H4<br />
Teflon<br />
Xe<br />
Hg; Xe<br />
Xe<br />
Xe<br />
Xe<br />
Hg<br />
Cs<br />
Potential<br />
Application<br />
Orbit-Control (Biowast)<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Interplanetary Missions<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Interplanetary Missions<br />
Orbit-Control (N/S)<br />
Orbit-Control<br />
Orbit and Attitude Control<br />
NB: (N/S) ≡ North/South<br />
station keeping for<br />
Geostionary Orbits
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