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Capillary discharge based pulsed plasma thrusters have great prospects of applications in in-orbit maneuvering of
micro-nano satellites. In this paper, the influence of different capillary cavity structure parameters on the thruster's energy deposition process, ablation characteristics, output thrust parameters and plasma plume parameters under an energy level of 5 J were studied. The experimental results indicate that the increase of the inner diameter of the capillary cavity will significantly reduce the discharge current density, which leads the deposition energy and equivalent power to decrease; the increase of the cavity length helps to improve the energy transfer efficiency. The influence of cavity structure on the ablation characteristics is reflected in the influence of deposition energy per unit area on the tube wall temperature. When the inner diameter of the capillary increases from 1 mm to 3 mm, the ablation mass decreases significantly, and then the equivalent ablation mass remains approximately unchanged as the inner diameter of the cavity increases further; the ablation mass continues to increase as the capillary length increases, while the ablation mass per unit area continues to decrease. The impulse bit depends on the ablation mass and plasma plume velocity, and the difference in ablation characteristic further affects the plasma in the cavity. The density and equivalent pressure determine the plasma electrothermal acceleration process. The continuous increase in the diameter and length of the capillary cavity will induce the acceleration process to lag behind the discharge and ablation process. And the decrease of the deposited energy impedes the electrothermal acceleration process, which results in the decrease of the impulse bit, specific impulse, and the overall efficiency. Furthermore, the overall efficiency transfer model analysis indicates the influence of the capillary inner diameter on thruster efficiency is mainly reflected in the energy transfer efficiency, and the capillary length change mainly affects the electrothermal acceleration efficiency. The overall efficiency optimization of the thruster needs to start from increasing both energy deposition efficiency and acceleration efficiency. -
Keywords:
- pulsed plasma thruster /
- capillary discharge /
- cavity structure /
- plasma acceleration
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图 1 毛细管推力器结构示意图
Figure 1. The schematic of CDPPT structure.
图 2 实验平台 (a) 实物图; (b) 示意图; (c) 微推力测量扭摆
Figure 2. Experimental platform: (a) Photo; (b) schematic diagram of the system; (c) thrust balance.
图 3 推力器放电等效电路及能量传递路径
Figure 3. The equivalent circuit of CDPPT discharge circuit and energy transfer path.
图 4 不同内径下 (a) 电压波形; (b) 电流波形; (c) 阻性功率; (d) 沉积能量
Figure 4. The discharge characteristics of CDPPT with different cavity diameter: (a) Voltage waveform; (b) current waveform; (c) arc resistance power; (d) deposited energy.
图 5 不同内径下沉积能量及沉积能量效率
Figure 5. The deposited energy and efficiency of CDPPT with different cavity diameter.
图 6 不同长度下 (a) 电压波形; (b) 电流波形; (c) 阻性功率; (d)沉积能量
Figure 6. The discharge characteristics of CDPPT with different cavity length: (a) Voltage waveform; (b) current waveform; (c) arc resistance power; (d) deposited energy.
图 7 不同内径下沉积能量及沉积能量效率
Figure 7. The deposited energy and efficiency of CDPPT with different cavity length.
图 8 烧蚀质量与单位面积烧蚀质量 (a) 不同内径; (b) 不同长度
Figure 8. The ablation mass per shot and ablation mass per unit surface of CDPPT: (a) With different cavity diameter; (b) with different cavity length.
图 9 不同内径下(a) 元冲量, (b) 比冲与效率; 不同长度下 (c) 元冲量, (d) 比冲与效率
Figure 9. The impulse bit (a), specific impulse and efficiency (b) of CDPPT with different cavity length; impulse bit (c), specific impulse and efficiency (d) of CDPPT with different cavity diameter.
图 10 不同内径下羽流等离子体 (a) 等离子体温度; (b) 等离子体密度
Figure 10. Theplasma temperature (a) and plasma density (b) of CDPPT plasma plume with different cavity diameter.
图 11 不同长度下羽流等离子体 (a) 等离子体温度; (b) 等离子体密度
Figure 11. The plasma temperature (a) and plasma density (b) of CDPPT plasma plume with different cavity length.
图 12 推力器能量效率 (a) 不同长度; (b) 不同内径
Figure 12. The CDPPT thrust efficiency and transfer efficiency with different (a) cavity length and (b) different cavity diameter.
表 1 毛细管推力器工作参数与结构参数
Table 1. Operation parameters and structural parameters of CDPPT.
参数 取值 主电容容值 C0/μF 2.5 充电电压 U0/kV 2 毛细管长度 l0/mm 14, 16, 18, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 毛细管内径 R0/mm 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 
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表 2 不同容值下等效放电回路参数
Table 2. Equivalent circuit parameters of CDPPT with different capacitance.
主电容值/μF 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Lc + L0/nH 97.13 89.02 86.32 84.97 84.16
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表 3 不同内径下等效放电回路参数
Table 3. Equivalent circuit parameters of CDPPT with different cavity diameter.
毛细管内径/mm 初始储能/J 主电流幅值/A 弧道电阻/mΩ 弧道电感/nH 1 5.06 2379 ± 38.20 703.10 ± 15.43 49.98 ± 2.38 3 5.00 6116 ± 8.94 143.70 ± 0.53 35.50 ± 3.08 5 5.18 ± 0.01 7568 ± 17.89 58.72 ± 0.13 28.19 ± 1.92 7 5.05 ± 0.01 8148 ± 26.83 49.74 ± 0.70 27.75 ± 2.05 9 5.08 ± 0.01 8400 39.38 ± 0.18 21.53 ± 2.94
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表 4 不同长度下等效放电回路参数
Table 4. Equivalent circuit parameters of CDPPT with different cavity length.
毛细管长度/mm 初始储能/J 主电流幅值/A 弧道电阻/mΩ 弧道电感/nH 14 5.16 ± 0.01 7944 ± 35.78 53.00 ± 0.07 14.14 ± 0.46 16 5.11 ± 0.03 7640 56.47 ± 0.36 19.36 ± 1.69 18 5.07 ± 0.01 7544 ± 35.78 66.20 ± 0.45 22.25 ± 2.12 20 5.16 ± 0.06 7256 ± 35.78 77.56 ± 0.40 22.32 ± 0.22 25 5.05 6872 ± 43.82 90.66 ± 0.81 22.74 ± 3.12 30 5.09 6436 ± 21.91 107.34 ± 0.19 25.67 ± 2.12 35 5.17 ± 0.01 6004 ± 21.91 129.86 ± 0.34 34.27 ± 2.84 40 5.10 ± 0.08 5684 ± 21.91 148.86 ± 0.73 36.24 ± 1.89
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[1] Levchenko I, Keidar M, Cantrell J, Wu Y L, Kuninaka H, Bazaka K, Xu S Y 2018 Nature 562 185
Google Scholar
[2] 马定坤, 匡银, 杨新权 2017 空间电子技术 14 42
Google Scholar
Ma D K, Kuang Y, Yang X Q 2017 Space Electron. Technol. 14 42
Google Scholar
[3] Esper J, Neeck S, Slavin J A, Wiscombe W, Bauer F H 2003 Acta Astronaut 52 785
Google Scholar
[4] 于达仁, 乔磊, 蒋文嘉, 刘辉 2020 推进技术 41 1
Yu D R, Qiao L, Jiang W J, Liu H 2020 J. Propul. Technol. 41 1
[5] Levchenko I, Bazaka K, Ding Y J, Ratses Y, Mazouffe S, Henning T J, Klar P, Shinahara S, Schein J, Garrigues L, Kim M, Lev D, Taccogna F, Boswell R W, Charles C, Koizumi H, Shen Y, Scharlemann C, Keidar M, Xu S Y 2018 Appl. Phys. Rev. 5 11104
Google Scholar
[6] Wright W P, Ferrer P 2015 Prog. Aerosp. Sci. 74 48
Google Scholar
[7] Molina-Cabrera P, Herdrich G, Lau M, Fausolas S, Schoenherr T, Komurasaki K 2011 Proceedings of 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC), Wiesbaden, Germany, September 11−15, 2011 pp1−18
[8] 王亚楠, 丁卫东, 程乐, 李悦, 孙安邦 2018 电工技术学报 33 218
Wang Y N, Ding W D, Cheng L, Li Y, Sun A B 2018 Trans. Chin. Electrotech. Soc. 33 218
[9] Ozaki J, Ikeda T, Fujiwara T, Nishizawa M, Araki S, Tahara H, Watanabe Y 2011 The 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, September 11−15, 2011 IEPC-2011-035
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Google Scholar
[11] Zaghloul M R 2004 J. Appl. Phys. 95 3339
Google Scholar
[12] Schonherr T, Nees F, Arakawa Y, Komurasaki K, Herdrich G 2013 Phys. Plasma 20 033503
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[16] Hiroki T, Hirokazu T 2009 The 31st International Electric Propulsion Conference, Michigan, USA, September 20−24, 2009 IEPC-2009-154
[17] Matthias L, Georg H, Stefanos F, Roser H P 2011 The 32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference, Wiesbaden, Germany, September 11−15, 2011 IEPC-2011-140
[18] Wang Y N, Ding W D, Cheng L, Yan J Q, Wang J C, and Wang Y S 2017 IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci. 45 2715
Google Scholar
[19] 孔策 2013 等离子体光谱学导论 (北京: 北京大学出版社)
Kunze H J 2013 Introduction to Plasma Spectroscopy (Beijing: Peking University Press) (in Chinese)
[20] Spores 1997 The 33rd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit: Seattle, W. A., USA, July 6−9, 1997 2922
[21] Griem H R 1964 Plasma Spectroscopy (Cambriadge: Cambriadge University Press)
[22] Tie W, Zhang Y, Meng C, Zhang Q G, Yan Z, He P 2018 Plasma Sources Sci. Technol. 27 015005
[23] Wang Y, Ding W, Cheng L, Li Y, Ge C J, Han R Y, Yan J Q, Zhao Z, Sun A B 2018 Rev. Sci. Instrum. 89 075104
Google Scholar
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Google Scholar
[25] 李瑞 2012 博士学位论文(西安: 西安交通大学)
Li R 2012 Ph. D. Dissertation (Xi'an: Xi'an Jiaotong University) (in Chinese)
[26] Bushman S S, Burton R L 2011 J. Propul. Power 17 959
[27] Pekker L 2009 J. Propul. Power 25 958
Google Scholar
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[29] Branch M C, Sawyer R F 1969 The 5th Propulsion Joint Specialist, Colorado Springs, CO, USA, June13−17, 1969 p469
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