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@inproceedings{Abbi:2022,
author = {Abbi, M and Munoz, Tejeda JM and Reza, M and Knoll, A and Jones-Tett, K and Rosati, Azevedo E},
title = {Investigation into the wall interactions of a hall effect thruster using water vapor as a propellant},
year = {2022}
}
TY - CPAPER
AB - In this paper, data will be presented on the potential design and performance of a novelwater-fuelled Hall effect thruster (HET) named AQUAHET using high fidelity particle-in-cell(PIC) simulations. Hall effect thrusters are one of the leading in-space propulsion technologies.The potential for electric propulsion as a means for exploring deep-space is clear given the masslimitations of chemical propulsion, and it is crucial to develop thrusters of a high power with thethrust capability to accomplish this. Xenon as a propellant is currently the industry standard;however, the rarity and volatile price of this element has led to research efforts aimed at findingviable alternatives. One of the primary aims of the study are to evaluate how competitive watervapour is as a propellant in comparison with oxygen, a novel propellant already explored in theWET-HET. The plasma behaviour within HETs is highly complex, and while the most essentialbehaviours are modeled, there are some phenomena that are still poorly understood. This workwill further focus on incorporating the electron-wall interactions in PlasmaSim, an in-house PICsimulation, to investigate the impact of wall losses on the thruster performance when operatingwith oxygen or water as propellant. Additionally, an optimization of the thruster geometric andmagnetic field parameters is performed to obtain the most efficient design.
AU - Abbi,M
AU - Munoz,Tejeda JM
AU - Reza,M
AU - Knoll,A
AU - Jones-Tett,K
AU - Rosati,Azevedo E
PY - 2022///
TI - Investigation into the wall interactions of a hall effect thruster using water vapor as a propellant
ER -