Design and In-orbit Demonstration of REGULUS, an Iodine electric propulsion system
N Bellomo, M Magarotto, M Manente, F Trezzolani… - CEAS Space …, 2022 - Springer
REGULUS is an Iodine-based electric propulsion system. It has been designed and
manufactured at the Italian company Technology for Propulsion and Innovation SpA (T4i) …
manufactured at the Italian company Technology for Propulsion and Innovation SpA (T4i) …
REGULUS: A propulsion platform to boost small satellite missions
REGULUS is a propulsion platform for CubeSats. It integrates the Magnetically Enhanced
Thruster (MET) and its subsystems (ie, fluidic line, electronics, and thermo-structural …
Thruster (MET) and its subsystems (ie, fluidic line, electronics, and thermo-structural …
Coupled plasma transport and electromagnetic wave simulation of an ECR thruster
An electron-cyclotron resonance thruster (ECRT) prototype is simulated numerically, using
two coupled models: a hybrid particle-in-cell/fluid model for the integration of the plasma …
two coupled models: a hybrid particle-in-cell/fluid model for the integration of the plasma …
Using electron fluid models to analyze plasma thruster discharges
E Ahedo - Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2023 - Springer
Fluid models of the slow-dynamics of magnetized, weakly-collisional electrons lead to build
computationally-affordable, long-time simulations of plasma discharges in Hall-effect and …
computationally-affordable, long-time simulations of plasma discharges in Hall-effect and …
Plasma propulsion modeling with particle-based algorithms
This Perspective paper deals with an overview of particle-in-cell/Monte Carlo collision
models applied to different plasma-propulsion configurations and scenarios, from …
models applied to different plasma-propulsion configurations and scenarios, from …
Numerical model of a helicon plasma thruster
M Magarotto, M Manente, F Trezzolani… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article is devoted to the presentation of a numerical model of a Helicon Plasma Thruster
(HPT) which relies on: 1) the 3-D adVanced fluId dRifT diffUsion plaSma solver (3D …
(HPT) which relies on: 1) the 3-D adVanced fluId dRifT diffUsion plaSma solver (3D …
Macroscopic and parametric study of a kinetic plasma expansion in a paraxial magnetic nozzle
E Ahedo, S Correyero… - … Sources Science and …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
A kinetic paraxial model of a collisionless plasma stationary expansion in a convergent-
divergent magnetic nozzle (MN) is analyzed. Monoenergetic and Maxwellian velocity …
divergent magnetic nozzle (MN) is analyzed. Monoenergetic and Maxwellian velocity …
Magnetized fluid electron model within a two-dimensional hybrid simulation code for electrodeless plasma thrusters
J Zhou, A Domínguez-Vázquez… - … Sources Science and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
An axisymmetric fluid model for weakly-collisional, magnetized electrons is introduced and
coupled to a particle-in-cell model for heavy species to simulate electrodeless plasma …
coupled to a particle-in-cell model for heavy species to simulate electrodeless plasma …
Numerical suite for cathodeless plasma thrusters
This work focuses on a numerical suite targeted at cathodeless plasma thrusters. A Global
Model is used for preliminary estimation of the propulsive performance. In the plasma …
Model is used for preliminary estimation of the propulsive performance. In the plasma …
Numerical modeling of high efficiency multistage plasma thrusters for space applications
D Kahnfeld, J Duras, P Matthias, S Kemnitz… - Reviews of Modern …, 2019 - Springer
The high efficiency multistage plasma-thruster (HEMP-T) represents an ion thruster
technology that was developed by Thales Deutschland GmbH beginning in the early 2000s …
technology that was developed by Thales Deutschland GmbH beginning in the early 2000s …