Suppression of Discharge Oscillation in a Hal Thruster and its High Density Plasma Extraction

• Project/Area Number: 16106012
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Aerospace engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: ARAKAWA Yoshihiro The University of Tokyo, 大学院・工学系研究科, 教授 (50134490)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): TAHARA Hirokazu 大阪工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (20207210) ; KOMURASAKI Kimiya 東京大学, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (90242825) ; YAMAMOTO Naoji 九州大学, 大学院・総合理工学府, 助教 (40380711)
• Project Period (FY): 2004 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥110,630,000 (Direct Cost: ¥85,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥25,530,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥13,130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,030,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥15,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,480,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥24,960,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,760,000); Fiscal Year 2005: ¥21,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥16,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,980,000); Fiscal Year 2004: ¥35,880,000 (Direct Cost: ¥27,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥8,280,000)
• Keywords: 電気推進 / ホール型推進機 / 放電振動 / プラズマシミュレーション / プラズマ診断 / 粒子法数値解析 / 宇宙推進 / プラズマ / イオンビーム / LIF法 / 並列計算 / セラミック壁面損耗

Research Abstract

次世代宇宙機用エンジンとして有望なホール型推進機について、実機搭載上深刻な問題となりうる放電振動現象について、高速度カメラによる観測、1次元および2次元モデルの構築により、このメカニズムを解明した。その上で、振動を抑制することに成功し、高密度のプラズマイオンを抽出することが可能となった。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Development of Real-time Boron Nitride Erosion Monitoring System for Hall Thrusters by Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, N,, Yalin,A.P., Tao,L, Smith, T.B., Gallimore, A.D.and A〓〓〓〓〓〓
  • Journal Title: Transactions of Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Space Technology Japan 7(in print)
  • NAID: 130000151804
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Influence of Azimuthally Nonuniform Propellant Flow rate on Thrust Vector and Discharge Current Oscillation in a Hall Thruster (2009)
  • Author(s): Y. Fukushima, S. Yokota, K.Komurasaki, Y.Arakawa
  • Journal Title: Transactions of Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Space Technology Japan 7(in print)
  • NAID: 130000151846
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] LIF Spectroscopy of a Hall Thruster Plasma Plume, (2008)
  • Author(s): M. Lempke, S. Yokota, M. Matsui, K. Hara, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa
  • Journal Title: Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology vol.1 Pages: 37-40
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development og Hall Thruster Life Time Measurement Method Using Mulrilayer Coating Chip (2008)
  • Author(s): S. Yokota, Y. Fukushima, R. Tsukizaki, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa, A. K〓〓〓〓〓〓〓〓
  • Journal Title: Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology 1 Pages: 83-84
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Research and Debelopment of Hall Thrusters at Osaka Institute of Technology (2008)
  • Author(s): Takuma Tonari, Yudai Shimizu, Tsuyoshi Fujita, Hiroki Takagi and Hi〓〓〓〓〓 Ta〓〓〓〓
  • Journal Title: 26th International Symp. On Rarefied Gas Dynamics 83 Pages: 913-917
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] LIF Spectroscopy of a Hall Rhruster Plasma Plume (2008)
  • Author(s): M. Lempke, S. Yokota, M. Matsui, K. Hara, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa
  • Journal Title: Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology 1 Pages: 37-40
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Charge Exchange Ion Number Density Distribution in Hall Thruster Plume (2008)
  • Author(s): Yokota S., Sakoh D, Matsui M., Komurasaki K., Arakawa Y.
  • Journal Title: Vacuum (To be published)(掲載確定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ホールスラスタにおける放電振動の一次元数値解析 (2007)
  • Author(s): 上田善太郎, 山本直嗣, 小泉宏之, 荒川義博
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会誌和文論文論文集 第55巻638号 Pages: 130-134
  • NAID: 40007352950
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 多層コーティングによるホール型推進機の寿命評価法 (2007)
  • Author(s): 横田 茂, 福島 靖博, 佐孝 大地, 小紫 公也, 荒川 義博
  • Journal Title: プラズマ応用科学 15-1 Pages: 61-64
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Charge Exchange Ions in a Hall Thruster Plume (2007)
  • Author(s): Sakoh D., Yokota S., Komurasaki K., Arakawa Y.
  • Journal Title: Advances in Applied Plasma Science 6 Pages: 65-68
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of a two-dimensional dual pendUlum thrust stand for Hallthrusters (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagao N., Yokota S., Komurasaki K, Arakawa Y
  • Journal Title: Review of Scientific Instruments 78 Pages: 115108-115108
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] ホールスラスタにおける放電振動の一次元数値解析 (2007)
  • Author(s): 上田善太郎, 山本直嗣, 小泉宏之, 小紫公也, 荒川義博
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会論文集 55・638 Pages: 130-134
  • NAID: 130000147094
• [Journal Article] 円形断面放電室をもつ低電力ホールスラスタの性能特性とプラズマ状態 (2007)
  • Author(s): 白崎 篤司, 田原 弘一
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会論文集 55・636 Pages: 160-167
  • NAID: 10017625639
• [Journal Article] アノードレイヤ型ホールスラスタ内部のシース構造と放電電流の数値解析 (2006)
  • Author(s): 横田茂, 安井伸輔, 熊倉賢, 小紫公也, 荒川義博
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会誌 Vol.54, No.632
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] アノドレイヤ型ホールスラスタ内部のシース構造と放電電流振動の数値解析 (2006)
  • Author(s): 横田 茂, 安井 伸輔, 熊倉 賢, 小紫公也, 荒川 義博
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会論文集 54・632 Pages: 413-418
  • NAID: 10018428927
• [Journal Article] ホールスラスタの推進効率および内部効率に与える磁場特性の影響 (2006)
  • Author(s): 弓削 政郎, 白崎 篤司, 田原 弘一
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会論文集 55・636 Pages: 8-16
  • NAID: 130000147078
• [Journal Article] ホールスラスタの推進性能と加速チャンネル壁近傍のプラズマ特性の関係 (2006)
  • Author(s): 弓削 政郎, 今中 勝巳, 田原 弘一
  • Journal Title: 日本航空宇宙学会論文集 55・636 Pages: 235-241
  • NAID: 10018055198
• [Journal Article] ホール型推進機プルーム中のXe原子数密度測定 (2006)
  • Author(s): 横田 茂, 松井 信, 佐孝 大地, 小紫公也, 荒川 義博
  • Journal Title: プラズマ応用科学 14 Pages: 35-40
• [Journal Article] A Suppression Method of Discharge Current Oscillations in a Hall Thruster (2005)
  • Author(s): N., Yamamoto, S., Yokota, K., Watanabe, A.,Sasoh, K., Komurasaki, Y., Arakawa
  • Journal Title: Trans. Of Japanese Soc. for Aeronautical and Space Sci., The Japan Society For Aeronautical and Space Sciences Vol.48, No.161 Pages: 169-174
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Discharge Current Oscillation in Hall Thrusters (2005)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, N., Komurasaki K., and Arakawa, Y.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Propulsion and Power Vol.21, No.5 Pages: 870-876
  • NAID: 120000986985
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Suppression of Discharge Current Oscillations in a Hall Thruster (2005)
  • Author(s): Naoji YAMAMOTO, Shigeru YOKOTA, Keiko WATANABE, Akihiro SASOH, Kimiya KOMURASAKI, Yoshihiro RAKAWA
  • Journal Title: Transactions of The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 48・161 Pages: 169-174
  • NAID: 130000151467
• [Journal Article] MEASUREMENT OF EROSION RATE BY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY IN A HALL THRUSTER (2005)
  • Author(s): Naoji Yamamoto, Shigeru Yokota, Makoto Matsui, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa
  • Journal Title: Review of Scientific Instruments 76・8 Pages: 83111-83111
  • NAID: 120000987012
• [Journal Article] Discharge Current Oscillation in Hall Thrusters (2005)
  • Author(s): Naoji Yamamoto, Kimiya Komurasaki, Yoshihiro Arakawa
  • Journal Title: JOURNAL OF PROPULSION AND POWER 21・5 Pages: 870-876
  • NAID: 120000986985
• [Journal Article] ホールスラスタにおける放電振動の一次元数値解析 (2005)
  • Author(s): 上田善太郎, 山本直嗣, 荒川義博
  • Journal Title: プラズマ応用科学 13 Pages: 69-74
  • NAID: 40007352950
• [Journal Article] Effects of Channel Wall Material on Performance and Plasma Feature of Hall Thrusters (2005)
  • Author(s): Hirokazu Tahara, Katsumi Imanaka
  • Journal Title: Proceedingth of 5th International Symposium of Applied Plasma Science 5 Pages: 133-138
• [Presentation] CRDS法を用いたホールスラスタの寿命評価 (2009)
  • Author(s): 山本直嗣, 大宅将史, 中島秀紀, Iei Tao, Azer Yalin, 荒川義博
  • Organizer: 第49回航空原動機・宇宙推進講演会講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎
• [Presentation] ホールスラスタにおける周方向非一様推進剤流量の放電安定化効果 (2009)
  • Author(s): 福島靖博, 横田茂, 小紫公也, 荒川義博
  • Organizer: 第49回航空原動機・宇宙推進講演会講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 長崎
• [Presentation] Oscillation Reduction of an Anode Layer Type Hall Thruster by Azimjthal Propellant Nomumiformity (2008)
  • Author(s): Fukushima, Y., Yokota, S., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.
  • Organizer: 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhi
  • Place of Presentation: Hartford, CT
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-21
• [Presentation] Diagnostics of Xe Ion in an Anode-layer Type Hall Thruster Using Laser Induced Fluorescence (2008)
  • Author(s): Yokota, S., Lempke, M., Matsui, M., Hara, K., Komurasaki ,K., Arakawa ,Y
  • Organizer: 26th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: Hamamtsu
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-01
• [Presentation] Development of Real-time Boron Nitride Erosion Monitoring Syatem for Hall usters by Cavity Rinf-Down Spectroscopy (2008)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, N., Yalin, A.P., Tao, I., Smith, T. B., Gallimore, A. D. and Arakawa, Y
  • Organizer: 26th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science
  • Place of Presentation: Hamamtsu
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-01
• [Presentation] Diagnostics of Xe Ion in an Anode-layer Type Hall Thruster Using Laser Induced Fluorescence (2008)
  • Author(s): Yokota, S., Lempke, M., Matsui, M., Hara,K., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y.
  • Organizer: International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, ISTS2008-b-22
  • Place of Presentation: Hamamatsu
• [Presentation] Oscillation Reduction of an Anode- Layer- Type Hall Thruster by Azimuthal Propellant Nonuniformity (2008)
  • Author(s): Fukushima, Y., Yokota, S., Komurasaki, K., Arakawa, Y
  • Organizer: 44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference &Exhibit, AIAA2008-5187
  • Place of Presentation: Hartford, CT
• [Presentation] 多層コーティングチップによるホールスラスタの寿命評価法,"平成19年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム (2008)
  • Author(s): 月崎 竜堂, 横田 茂, 福島 靖博, 小紫 公也, 荒川 義博, 小林 明
  • Organizer: 平成19年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
• [Presentation] レーザー誘起蛍光法によるホールスラスタ出口付近の速度成分計測 (2008)
  • Author(s): 原健 太郎, レンプケマルクス, 横田 茂, 松井 信, 小紫 公也, 荒川 義博
  • Organizer: 平成19年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
• [Presentation] Numercial Analysis of Anode Sheath Structure Shift in an Anode-layer Type Hall Thruster (2008)
  • Author(s): S.Yokota, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa
  • Organizer: Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power
  • Place of Presentation: Gyojyu, Korea
• [Presentation] LIF Spectroscopy of a Hall Thruster Plume (2008)
  • Author(s): M. Lempke, S. Yokota, M.Matsui, K. Hara, K.Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa
  • Organizer: The 15th Annual Meeting of Institute of Applied Plasma Science
  • Place of Presentation: Dalioan,China
• [Presentation] Influences of Magnetic Field Topography and Discharge Channel Structure on Performance of Anode-Layer Hall Thrusters (2007)
  • Author(s): Seiro Yuge, Yoshihiro Kuwamura and Hirokazu Tahara
  • Organizer: 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC2007-46
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy
• [Presentation] Numerical Analysis of Anode Sheath Structure Transition in an Anode-Layer Type Hall Thruster (2007)
  • Author(s): S., Yokota, K., Komurasaki, Y., Arakawa
  • Organizer: 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference, IEPC2007-95
  • Place of Presentation: Florence, Italy
• [Presentation] A Suppression method ofDischarge Current Oscillations in a HallThruster (2007)
  • Author(s): Naoji Yamamoto, Kimiya Komurasaki and Yoshihiro Arakawa
  • Organizer: 40th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion conference and exhibit
  • Place of Presentation: Florida, USA
• [Presentation] Development of a Dual Pendulum Thrust Stand for Hall Thrusters (2007)
  • Author(s): Nagao, N., Yokota, S., Komurasaki, K, and Arakawa, Y
  • Organizer: 3rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Populsion Conference & Exibit, AIAA2007-5298
  • Place of Presentation: Cincinnati, OH
• [Presentation] Number Density Distributions of Xenon Atom in Hall Thruster Plumes (2007)
  • Author(s): Matsui, M, Yokota, S., Sakoh, D., Komurasaki, K., and Arakawa, Y
  • Organizer: 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Populsion Conference & Exibit
  • Place of Presentation: Cincinnati,OH
• [Presentation] Numerical Analysis of Anode Sheath Structure Transition in an Anode-Layer Type Hall Thruster (2007)
  • Author(s): S., Yokota, K., Komurasaki, Y, Arakawa
  • Organizer: 30th International Electric Propulsion Confer Sep.17-20, 2007ence
  • Place of Presentation: Florence,Italy
• [Presentation] Investigation of Internal Plasma Structure in an Anode-Layer Hall Thruster (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Takahashi, N. Yamamoto, S. Yokota, K. Komurasaki, H. Nakashima, Y. Arakawa
  • Organizer: 30th International Electric PropUlsion Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Florence,Italy
• [Presentation] Development of a Tow-axis Dual Pendulum Thrust Stand for Thrust Vector Measurement of Hall Thrusters (2007)
  • Author(s): N. Nagao, S. Yokota, Y. FUkushilna, D. Sakoh, K. Komurasaki, Y. Arakawa
  • Organizer: 30th International Electric Propulsion Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Florence,Italy
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.al.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/hall/