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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
PARTICLE-IN-CELL NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE PHALL-IIc HALL THRUSTER
Submission Author:
LEONARDO BRAGA , DF , Brazil
Co-Authors:
LEONARDO BRAGA, Rodrigo Cerda, Rodrigo Alkimim Faria Alves
Presenter: Rodrigo Alkimim Faria Alves
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0891
Abstract
In this work we compare the performance of two types of Hall thrusters, namely, the SPT-100 and the PHALL IIc, the latter being developed by the Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Brasilia. The comparison is carried out by performing particle-in-cell simulations. We compute thruster parameters such as thrust and specific impulse. Our results can contribute to the design of future Brazilian space missions.
Keywords
Numerical simulation, Electric Propulsion
