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RESEARCH ON ENHANCEMENT OF IMPULSE FOR ELECTROTHERMAL PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS ONBOARD SMALL SATELLITES

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19360382
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionOsaka Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

TAHARA Hirokazu  Osaka Institute of Technology, 工学部, 教授 (20207210)

Project Period (FY) 2007 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥19,110,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,410,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Keywords電気推進 / 航空宇宙流体・構造・航法・制御・推進 / パルスプラズマスラスタ / 高インパルスビット / 超小型人工衛星 / テフロン / 電熱加速 / 推進性能 / 流れ場計算 / 設計相似則 / 小型人工衛星
Research Abstract

Electrothermal PPT has been studied in order to understand physical phenomena and improve thrust performances with both experiments and numerical simulations. The length and diameter of a Teflon discharge room of electrothermal PPTs are changed to find the optimum configuration of PPT heads in very low energy operations for the satellite. Initial impulse bit measurements are conducted, and long operations and endurance tests are also carried out with the optimum PPT configuration. The PPT was operated with a small stored energy of 2.43J per shot. The PPT with a discharge room diameter of 1.0mm and an insulator length of 9.0mm stably generated the highest impulse bit of 250μNs with the highest thrust efficiency of 18%. In the endurance test, the total impulse of about 5Ns, as shown in Fig.2, was achieved in 53,000-shot operation with 2.43J/shot. Finally, the engineering model of PPT system was developed.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • 2007 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2009 2008 2007 Other

All Journal Article (17 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 17 results) Presentation (5 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 高度ミッションを可能にする電気推進ロケットエンジンの開発2009

    • Author(s)
      田原弘一
    • Journal Title

      電気学会誌 Vol.129,No.11

      Pages: 735-738

    • NAID

      10025532471

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pulsed Plasma Thruster Systems onboard Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      31st International Electric Propulsion Conference-Professional Meeting- 2009-0510

      Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Performance Enhancement of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      31st International Electric Propulsion Conference-Professional Meeting- 2009-0540

      Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Research and Development of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters onboard Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Applied Plasma Science Vol.7

      Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Pulsed Plasma Thruster Systems onboard Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara
    • Journal Title

      31^<st> International Electric Propulsion Conference-Professional Meeting- 2009-0510

      Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Performance Enhancement of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara
    • Journal Title

      31^<st> International Electric Propulsion Conference-Professional Meeting- 2009-2540

      Pages: 1-10

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Research and Development of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters onboard Small Satellites2009

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Applied Plasma Science Vol.7

      Pages: 1-6

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Project of Electric Rocket Engine Experiment onboard Small Satellite2008

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology Vol.1

      Pages: 109-111

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters onboard Small Satellites2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Ishii, T. Yamamoto, M. Yamada, H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 26t h Int. Symp. Vol.1

      Pages: 1-4

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Project of Osaka Institute of Technology Electric-Rocket-Engine onboard Small Space Ship2008

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology Vol. 1

      Pages: 109-111

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Development of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters for Osaka Institute of Technology Electric-Rocket-Engine onboard Small Space Ship2008

    • Author(s)
      Y. Ishii, T. Yamamoto, M. Yamada, H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 26^<th> Int. Symp. on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, Kyoto Vol. 1

      Pages: 1-4

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Performance Characteristics of Electrothermal Pulsed Plasma Thrusters with Insulator-rod-arranged Cavities and Teflon-alternative Propellants2007

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara, T. Edamitsu, H. Sugihara
    • Journal Title

      Proc. 30th Electric Propulsion Conference 337

      Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Influences of Magnetic Field Topography and Discharge Channel Structure on Performance of Anode-layer Hall Thrusters2007

    • Author(s)
      S. Yuge, Y. Kuwamura, H. Tahara
    • Journal Title

      336

      Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effect of Magnetic Field Configuration and Electrically-Floating Metal Plates in Hall Thrusters with Circular-cross-sectional Chambers2007

    • Author(s)
      H. Tahara, A. Shirasaki
    • Journal Title

      338

      Pages: 1-14

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTROTHERMAL PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS WITH INSULArOR-ROD-ARRANGED CAVITIES AND TEFLON-ALTERNATIVE PROPELLANTS2007

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu TAHARA, Toshiaki EDAMITSU and Hirokazu SUGIHARA
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 30th Electric Propulsion Conference 337

      Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] INFLUENCES OF MAGNETIC FIELD TOPOGRAPHY AND DISCHARGE CHANNEL STRUCTURE ON PERORMANCE OF ANODE-LAYER HALL THRUSTERS2007

    • Author(s)
      Seiro YUGE, Ybshihiro Kuwamura and Hirokazu TAHARA
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 30th Electric Propulsion Conference 336

      Pages: 1-8

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] FFECTS OF MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURArlON AND ELECTRICALLY-FLOATING METAL PLATES IN HALL THRU STERS WITHCIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONAL DISCHARGE CHAMBERS2007

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu TAHARA and Atsushi SHIRASAKI
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of 30th Electric Propulsion Conference 338

      Pages: 1-14

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 電熱加速型パルスプラズマスラスタの流れ場の数値計算と性能評価2009

    • Author(s)
      石井悠介, 高木宏樹, 中雅理, 構口直輝, 田原弘一
    • Organizer
      第53回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学吉田キャンパス(京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-10
    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report 2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 小型衛星用電熱加速型パルスプラズマスラスタの性能測定2008

    • Author(s)
      高木宏樹, 山本剛史, 石井悠介, 田原弘一
    • Organizer
      第52回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      淡路夢舞台国際会議場(淡路市)
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-03
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 大阪工業大学・小型スペースシップ搭載用電熱加速型パルスプラズマスラスタの性能測定2008

    • Author(s)
      高木宏樹, 山本剛史, 石井悠介, 田原弘一
    • Organizer
      第52回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      淡路夢舞台国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2008-11-03
    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 小型衛星搭載用電熱加速型パルスプラズマスラスタの性能特性2007

    • Author(s)
      黒木俊祐, 吉本剛, 宮井勇樹, 田原弘一
    • Organizer
      第51回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌コンベンションセンター(札幌市)
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-30
    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] 大阪工業大学小型スペースシップ搭載用電熱加速型パルスプラズマスラスタの性能特性2007

    • Author(s)
      黒木 俊祐, 吉本 剛, 宮井 勇樹, 田原 弘一
    • Organizer
      第51画宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      札幌コンベンションセンター
    • Year and Date
      2007-10-30
    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.oit.ac.jp/med/~tahara/top.html

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • URL

      http://www.oit.ac.jp/med/~tahara/top.html

    • Related Report
      2008 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2007-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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