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Study on performance improvement of a microwave discharge ion engine by dynamic control of internal plasma

Research Project

Project/Area Number 23560962
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionNishinippon Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

TAKAO Yoshiyuki  西日本工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (60206711)

Project Period (FY) 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Keywords推進・エンジン / 航空宇宙工学 / ロケット / 宇宙推進 / イオンエンジン / マイクロ波放電
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, a microwave discharge ion engine (5cm in diameter) with variable magnetic field was fabricated and its performance tests were carried out. A movement mechanism of the movable magnets and the control circuit of the mechanism to change the internal magnetic field of the ion engine were developed to construct the ion engine. On the experimental parameters of Xe gas flow rate, movable magnet position and input microwave power, the performance tests were carried out using two kinds of grids made of fine carbon or molybdenum and were different in opening ratio. In these performance tests, the plasma ignition performance of the ion engine was remarkably improved by changing the background magnetic field with the movable magnet. Furthermore, the change of the inner plasma shape of the ion engine and extracted ion beam current from it were observed.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • 2011 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) Remarks (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Development of Microwave Discharge Ion Engine of Variable Magnetic Field Type2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Koichi Hashimoto, Masamitu Hata
    • Journal Title

      Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials

      Volume: 24 Pages: 21-22

    • NAID

      40020269985

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Development of 5cm Size Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster with Variable Magnetic Field2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Koichi Hashimoto, Masamitu Hata
    • Organizer
      Joint Conference The 30th ISTS, The 34th IEPC & The 6th NSAT
    • Place of Presentation
      神戸コンベンションセンター,兵庫県神戸市
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-04 – 2015-07-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Microwave Discharge Ion Engine of Variable Magnetic Field Type2015

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Koichi Hashimoto, Masamitu Hata
    • Organizer
      The 22th Annual Meeting of IAPS/ The 8th International Workshop on Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-06 – 2015-03-09
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 磁場可変型マイクロ波放電型イオンエンジンの開発2014

    • Author(s)
      橋本康一,鷹尾良行
    • Organizer
      第58回宇宙科学技術連合講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      長崎新聞文化ホール アストピア,長崎県長崎市
    • Year and Date
      2014-11-12 – 2014-11-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 可動磁石を用いた小型マイクロ波放電型イオンエンジンの開発2014

    • Author(s)
      鷹尾良行,橋本康一
    • Organizer
      電気学会研究会 プラズマ研究会、2014年5月9日、足利 PST-14-013
    • Place of Presentation
      足利工業大学,栃木県足利市
    • Year and Date
      2014-05-09 – 2014-05-10
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Small Variable Magnetic Field Ion Engine of Microwave Discharge Type2014

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Nan Zhang
    • Organizer
      The 21th Annual Meeting of IAPS/ The 7th International Workshop on Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials
    • Place of Presentation
      ホンコン(中国)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Small Microwave Discharge Ion Engine with Variable Magnetic Field2013

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Nan Chou
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Symposium on Applied Plasma Science, Istanbul City and Sakarya University
    • Place of Presentation
      イスタンブール(トルコ)
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Small Scale Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster of 3-5 cm size2012

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Iori Iwata, Nan Chou
    • Organizer
      The 8th IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference Oct. 9-12, 2012, Olympic Parktel,
    • Place of Presentation
      ソウル(韓国)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Small Scale Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster with Variable Magnetic Field2012

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Iori Iwata, Nan Chou
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) 2012
    • Place of Presentation
      長崎市(日本)
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Study of microwave discharge ion engine with variable magnetic field2012

    • Author(s)
      Iori IWATA and Yoshiyuki TAKAO
    • Organizer
      The 19th Annual Meeting of IAPS/ The 5th International Workshop on Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials, Taipei, Taiwan, March9-12, 2012.
    • Place of Presentation
      台北(台湾)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of 5cm Size Microwave Discharge Ion Thruster2011

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiyuki Takao, Naoji Yamamoto and Hideki Nakashima
    • Organizer
      The 28th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, Okinawa, Japan, July 5-10, 2011.
    • Place of Presentation
      沖縄(日本)
    • Related Report
      2011 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] 鷹尾良行 研究教育業績

    • URL

      http://ms.nishitech.ac.jp/cgi-bin/researchdb-output.pl

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2011-08-05   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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