Global plasma modeling of a magnetized high-frequency plasma
source in low-pressure nitrogen and oxygen for air-breathing
electric propulsion applications

J 2021

Global plasma modeling of a magnetized high-frequency plasma source in low-pressure nitrogen and oxygen for air-breathing electric propulsion applications

MRÓZEK, Kryštof, Tomáš DYTRYCH, Pavel MOLIŠ, Vladimír DÁNIEL, Adam OBRUSNÍK et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Global plasma modeling of a magnetized high-frequency plasma source in low-pressure nitrogen and oxygen for air-breathing electric propulsion applications

Authors

MRÓZEK, Kryštof (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Tomáš DYTRYCH, Pavel MOLIŠ, Vladimír DÁNIEL and Adam OBRUSNÍK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Bristol, IOP Publishing, 2021, 0963-0252

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10305 Fluids and plasma physics

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.124

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00123783

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac36ac

UT WoS

000733607200001

Keywords in English

plasma modeling; very low earth orbit; ECR plasma; air breathing electric propulsion; thruster

Abstract

V originále

This work presents a global plasma model of a gridded air-breathing electric propulsion concept based on magnetized high-frequency plasma operating in the pressure range of 10(-3) Pa to 1 Pa. We illustrate that the global plasma model reproduces the experimental measurements of the extracted current over two orders of magnitude in pressure. Consequently, we use the model to investigate the theoretical scalability of the plasma source, finding that the plasma source performance scales reasonably well with the average absorbed power per molecule, even though this scaling factor has its limits. The global model presented in this work is a model of a specific laboratory device and, in future, it can be adapted to very low Earth orbit conditions by adjusting the boundary conditions. The model was implemented using PlasmaSolve p3s-globalmodel software and the configuration file containing all the equations is provided to the community as supplementary material.

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Citovat

MRÓZEK, Kryštof, Tomáš DYTRYCH, Pavel MOLIŠ, Vladimír DÁNIEL and Adam OBRUSNÍK. Global plasma modeling of a magnetized high-frequency plasma source in low-pressure nitrogen and oxygen for air-breathing electric propulsion applications. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. Bristol: IOP Publishing, 2021, vol. 30, No 12, p. 125007-125022. ISSN 0963-0252. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac36ac.

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N2  - This work presents a global plasma model of a gridded air-breathing electric propulsion concept based on magnetized high-frequency plasma operating in the pressure range of 10(-3) Pa to 1 Pa. We illustrate that the global plasma model reproduces the experimental measurements of the extracted current over two orders of magnitude in pressure. Consequently, we use the model to investigate the theoretical scalability of the plasma source, finding that the plasma source performance scales reasonably well with the average absorbed power per molecule, even though this scaling factor has its limits. The global model presented in this work is a model of a specific laboratory device and, in future, it can be adapted to very low Earth orbit conditions by adjusting the boundary conditions. The model was implemented using PlasmaSolve p3s-globalmodel software and the configuration file containing all the equations is provided to the community as supplementary material.
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MRÓZEK, Kryštof, Tomáš DYTRYCH, Pavel MOLIŠ, Vladimír DÁNIEL and Adam OBRUSNÍK. Global plasma modeling of a magnetized high-frequency plasma source in low-pressure nitrogen and oxygen for air-breathing electric propulsion applications. \textit{Plasma Sources Science and Technology}. Bristol: IOP Publishing, 2021, vol.~30, No~12, p.~125007-125022. ISSN~0963-0252. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/ac36ac.

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