Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment
A concept for plasma detachment in a magnetic nozzle is developed based on the detachment region which is found to decrease with the taper angle of the coils employed in the proposed flexible three coil setup. On tapering the coils while resulting in the same cross-sectional area, the plasma plume o...
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| description | A concept for plasma detachment in a magnetic nozzle is developed based on the detachment region which is found to decrease with the taper angle of the coils employed in the proposed flexible three coil setup. On tapering the coils while resulting in the same cross-sectional area, the plasma plume outside the throat grows radially that leads to an enhancement in the thrust from 2.67 mN to 5 mN at the final detachment plane for a rise in the taper angle from 0 to 13°. The maximum thrust can reach about 9 mN when the middle coil is shifted closer to the right coil along with increasing middle-to-outer-coil diameter (inner) ratio from 1 to 3. Proposed three-tapered-coils arrangement for a magnetic nozzle turns out to be a robust candidate for space propulsion offering the ability to control plasma detachment and tune thrust in-flight simply via mechanical movements without changing the current. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf2e7175d2f3427c92a1463ad992fc632023-09-02T16:16:39ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Propulsion and Power Research2212-540X2022-06-01112171180Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachmentLohit Malik0Department of Manufacturing Processes and Automation Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of Technology (formerly Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology), New Delhi, IndiaA concept for plasma detachment in a magnetic nozzle is developed based on the detachment region which is found to decrease with the taper angle of the coils employed in the proposed flexible three coil setup. On tapering the coils while resulting in the same cross-sectional area, the plasma plume outside the throat grows radially that leads to an enhancement in the thrust from 2.67 mN to 5 mN at the final detachment plane for a rise in the taper angle from 0 to 13°. The maximum thrust can reach about 9 mN when the middle coil is shifted closer to the right coil along with increasing middle-to-outer-coil diameter (inner) ratio from 1 to 3. Proposed three-tapered-coils arrangement for a magnetic nozzle turns out to be a robust candidate for space propulsion offering the ability to control plasma detachment and tune thrust in-flight simply via mechanical movements without changing the current.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212540X22000384Tapered coilMagnetic field topologyMagnetic nozzleThrustPlasma detachmentSpace propulsion |
| spellingShingle | Lohit Malik Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment Propulsion and Power Research Tapered coil Magnetic field topology Magnetic nozzle Thrust Plasma detachment Space propulsion |
| title | Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment |
| title_full | Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment |
| title_fullStr | Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment |
| title_short | Tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust: a concept of plasma detachment |
| title_sort | tapered coils system for space propulsion with enhanced thrust a concept of plasma detachment |
| topic | Tapered coil Magnetic field topology Magnetic nozzle Thrust Plasma detachment Space propulsion |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212540X22000384 |
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