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Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand

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Longmier, BW; Reid, BM; Gallimore, AD; Chang-Díaz, FR; Squire, JP; Glover, TW; Chavers, G; Edgar, IAB
Published in: Journal of Propulsion and Power
January 1, 2009

The accuracy of a plasma impact force sensor was compared with that of the more commonly used inverted pendulum thrust stand using a 5 kW Xe Hall effect thruster. An improved plasma momentum flux sensor was designed and constructed based on a previous design. Real-time force measurements were made with both the plasma momentum flux sensor and the inverted pendulum thrust stand. The plasma momentum flux sensor measured the force exerted onto it by the Hall effect thruster exhaust plume with a resolution of 0.1 mN and an average discrepancy of 2% compared with thrust stand measurements. Experiments were completed using a 9 m by 6 m cylindrical vacuum chamber. The total force from the Hall effect thruster was modulated from 34 to 356 mN by varying both the anode voltage, from 150 to 500 V, and the neutral Xe gas flow rate, from 5 to 15 mg/s.

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Journal of Propulsion and Power

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EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

25

Issue

3

Start / End Page

746 / 752

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
 

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Longmier, B. W., Reid, B. M., Gallimore, A. D., Chang-Díaz, F. R., Squire, J. P., Glover, T. W., … Edgar, I. A. B. (2009). Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand. Journal of Propulsion and Power, 25(3), 746–752. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.35706
Longmier, B. W., B. M. Reid, A. D. Gallimore, F. R. Chang-Díaz, J. P. Squire, T. W. Glover, G. Chavers, and I. A. B. Edgar. “Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand.” Journal of Propulsion and Power 25, no. 3 (January 1, 2009): 746–52. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.35706.
Longmier BW, Reid BM, Gallimore AD, Chang-Díaz FR, Squire JP, Glover TW, et al. Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2009 Jan 1;25(3):746–52.
Longmier, B. W., et al. “Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand.” Journal of Propulsion and Power, vol. 25, no. 3, Jan. 2009, pp. 746–52. Scopus, doi:10.2514/1.35706.
Longmier BW, Reid BM, Gallimore AD, Chang-Díaz FR, Squire JP, Glover TW, Chavers G, Edgar IAB. Validating a plasma momentum flux sensor to an inverted pendulum thrust stand. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2009 Jan 1;25(3):746–752.

Published In

Journal of Propulsion and Power

DOI

EISSN

1533-3876

ISSN

0748-4658

Publication Date

January 1, 2009

Volume

25

Issue

3

Start / End Page

746 / 752

Related Subject Headings

  • Aerospace & Aeronautics
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics