Three-dimensional plasma particle-in-cell calculations of ion thruster backflow contamination (Q1815893)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 947664
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 947664 |
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Three-dimensional plasma particle-in-cell calculations of ion thruster backflow contamination (English)
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23 April 1997
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A fully three-dimensional hybrid plasma particle-in-cell model for multi-computer environments was developed to assess the space-craft backflow contamination of an ion thruster. Results of plume backflow are presented for a 13-cm xenon ion thruster operating with a current level of 0.4 A on a model spacecraft. Three-dimensional results are compared with the results of a two-dimensional axisymmetric model to explore the three-dimensionality of the backstreaming flow field.
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charge-exchange xenon ions
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massively parallel 256-node Cray T3D
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13-cm xenon ion thruster
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two-dimensional axisymmetric model
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