Since the high efficiency discharge is critical to the radio-frequency ion thruster(RIT), a 2D axial symmetry hybrid model has been developed to study the plasma evolution of RIT. The fluid method and the drift energy...Since the high efficiency discharge is critical to the radio-frequency ion thruster(RIT), a 2D axial symmetry hybrid model has been developed to study the plasma evolution of RIT. The fluid method and the drift energy correction of the electron energy distribution function(EEDF) are applied to the analysis of the RIT discharge. In the meantime, the PIC-MCC method is used to investigate the ion beam current extraction character for the plasma plume region. The beam current simulation results, with the hybrid model, agree well with the experimental results, and the error is lower than 11%, which shows the validity of the model. The further study shows there is an optimal ratio for the radio-frequency(RF) power and the beam current extraction power under the fixed RIT configuration. And the beam extraction efficiency will decrease when the discharge efficiency beyond a certain threshold(about 87 W). As the input parameters of the hybrid model are all the design values, it can be directly used to the optimum design for other kinds of RITs and radio-frequency ion sources.展开更多
离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力...离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力器光学系统离子束引出过程的三维数值计算模型,计算了栅极间电场分布、电荷密度,栅极冲击电流及欠聚焦极限。计算结果表明,当屏栅极电压不同时,发生欠聚焦的等离子束电流也不同。在欠聚焦工况下,一部分离子与栅极碰撞,产生冲击电流。冲击电流随电离室等离子体数密度增加而增大。展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 11702123
文摘Since the high efficiency discharge is critical to the radio-frequency ion thruster(RIT), a 2D axial symmetry hybrid model has been developed to study the plasma evolution of RIT. The fluid method and the drift energy correction of the electron energy distribution function(EEDF) are applied to the analysis of the RIT discharge. In the meantime, the PIC-MCC method is used to investigate the ion beam current extraction character for the plasma plume region. The beam current simulation results, with the hybrid model, agree well with the experimental results, and the error is lower than 11%, which shows the validity of the model. The further study shows there is an optimal ratio for the radio-frequency(RF) power and the beam current extraction power under the fixed RIT configuration. And the beam extraction efficiency will decrease when the discharge efficiency beyond a certain threshold(about 87 W). As the input parameters of the hybrid model are all the design values, it can be directly used to the optimum design for other kinds of RITs and radio-frequency ion sources.
文摘离子光学系统的离子束引出过程是离子推力器重要的物理过程,该过程直接关系到推力器的推力、比冲、效率等参数。为研究离子在离子推力器光学系统中的运动特性,使用了基于IFE-PIC(Immersed Finite Element Particle-In-Cell)的离子推力器光学系统离子束引出过程的三维数值计算模型,计算了栅极间电场分布、电荷密度,栅极冲击电流及欠聚焦极限。计算结果表明,当屏栅极电压不同时,发生欠聚焦的等离子束电流也不同。在欠聚焦工况下,一部分离子与栅极碰撞,产生冲击电流。冲击电流随电离室等离子体数密度增加而增大。
