航空学报 > 2024, Vol. 45 Issue (7): 28761-028761   doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2023.28761

高功率波加热磁等离子体推力器研究现状与展望

杨雄1, 李小康1, 郭大伟1, 程谋森1(), 张帆2, 车碧轩1, 雷清雲1   

  1. 1.国防科技大学 空天科学学院,长沙 410073
    2.北京跟踪与通信技术研究所,北京 100094
  • 收稿日期:2023-03-29 修回日期:2023-04-17 接受日期:2023-05-07 出版日期:2024-04-15 发布日期:2023-05-12
  • 通讯作者: 程谋森 E-mail:mscheng@nudt.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金(11805275);空天前沿方向培育项目

Research status and prospect of high⁃power wave⁃heating magnetoplasma thruster

Xiong YANG1, Xiaokang LI1, Dawei GUO1, Mousen CHENG1(), Fan ZHANG2, Bixuan CHE1, Qingyun LEI1   

  1. 1.College of Aerospace Science and Engineering,National University of Defense Technology,Changsha 410073,China
    2.Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology,Beijing 100094,China
  • Received:2023-03-29 Revised:2023-04-17 Accepted:2023-05-07 Online:2024-04-15 Published:2023-05-12
  • Contact: Mousen CHENG E-mail:mscheng@nudt.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China(11805275);Cultivation Project on Aerospace Frontier Research

摘要:

波加热磁等离子体推力器具有适于高功率运行(约100 kWe~1 MWe)、高推力密度(约4×105 N/m2)、可变推力(约1~100 N) 和可变比冲(约3 000~10 000 s)等优点,是适用于未来多种空间任务的高性能电推力器。结合波加热磁等离子体推力器的发展历程,梳理了近年来波加热磁等离子体推力器的国内外研究现状,总结了其发展面临的单程离子回旋共振加热、等离子体分离控制、强磁场中高密度等离子体诊断等理论问题,以及高效热管理、高功率射频电源等工程难点。最后,根据波加热磁等离子体推力器的特点,对其具体应用方向做出了展望。

关键词: 电推进, 螺旋波, 离子回旋共振加热, 磁喷管, 等离子体

Abstract:

The wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster possesses many advantages such as its suitability for high power propulsion (about 100 kWe-1 MWe), high thrust density (about 4×105 N/m2), variable high thrust (about 1-100 N), and adjustable specific impulse (about 3 000-10 000 s). These advantages make the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster well suited for a diverse range of future space missions with high-performance. Based on previous studies of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster both home and abroad, this work summarizes the technical status of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster in recent years, and analyzes the theoretical issues the present research faced in the development of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster, such as the so called single-pass ion cyclotron resonance heating, the plasma detachment controlling, the high-power density plasma diagnosing in strong magnetic fields, as well as many engineering difficulties, including the efficient thermal management and high-power RF power supplies. Finally, application directions of the wave-heating magnetoplasma thruster are prospected according to its performance characteristics.

Key words: electric propulsion, helicon, ion cyclotron resonance heating, magnetic nozzle, plasma

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