Giovan Battista Alogna
Magnetically Enhanced Plasma Thruster: Optimization of a magnetic nozzle through numerical simulation.
Rel. Lorenzo Casalino. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2021
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Electric propulsion devices in space have recently been recognized as an important technology for space transportation, since their specific impulse is generally larger than chemical propulsion devices. Recent advances in plasma-based propulsion systems have led to the development of electromagnetic Radio-Frequency (RF) plasma generation and acceleration systems through the use of magnetic nozzles that interact with charged plasma particles and accelerate them by converting their chaotic energy into kinetic energy useful to produce the required thrust. One of the pioneer company developing this new type of space propulsion is T4i Technology for Propulsion and Innovation s.p.a., with its cutting-edge project called E-REGULUS, among with this study has been performed.
The study is focused on the numerical simulation of the plasma dynamics in the acceleration stage of a Magnetically Enhanced Plasma Thrusters (MEPT)
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