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2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research of a low toxicity propulsion system for space craft using HAN propellant

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 21246127
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Aerospace engineering
Research InstitutionJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Principal Investigator

HORI Keiichi  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 教授 (40202303)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) TAKEGAHARA Haruki  首都大学, 東京システムデザイン研究科 (20227010)
AOYAGI Junichiro  首都大学, 東京システムデザイン研究科 (10453036)
TACHIBANA Takeshi  九州工業大学, 工学研究院, 教授 (50179719)
KAKAMI Akira  九州工業大学, 工学研究院, 助教 (80415653)
TAHARA Hirokazu  大阪工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (20207210)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) SAWAI Shujiro  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 準教授 (30270440)
NAGATA Taiichi  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 研究開発本部, 開発員 (40421862)
NAKATSUKA Junichi  独立行政法人宇宙航空研究開発機構, 宇宙科学研究所, 開発員 (00462896)
Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2011
KeywordsHAN / 推進 / 低毒性 / 人工衛星 / スラスタ / 触媒 / 電気推進 / 直流アークジェットスラスタ
Research Abstract

The objective of this study is application of HAN based propellant to thruster of space craft. As compared with the current propellant, Hydrazine, toxicity is low and specific impulse is high. With catalyst ignition, electric ignition, and electric propulsion, HAN based propellant can achieve the thrust and the specific impulse appropriate to maneuver the orbit, to control the attitude, and to keep the orbit As the results of these studies, HAN propellant was able to be ignited in all systems. The obtained characteristics of the ignition and the combustion are useful to design and to test a flight model. In the future, thruster based on these results will be developed, and will be tested on the orbit.

  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2012 2011 2010 2009

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (10 results)

  • [Journal Article] Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Formation for Green-Propellant Reaction2011

    • Author(s)
      Junichiro AOYAGI, Yuta MATSUURA, Toru TAJIKA and Haruki TAKEGAHARA
    • Journal Title

      Frontier of Applied Plasma Technology

      Volume: 4-1 Pages: 35-36

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Design and experiments of a HAN-based monopropellant thruster using arc-discharge assisted combustion2011

    • Author(s)
      Akira Kakami, Natsuki Yamamoto, Keisuke Ideta and Takeshi Tachibana
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan

      Volume: 10 Pages: 13-17

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS OF HYDROXYLAMMONIUM NITRATE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS2010

    • Author(s)
      T. Katsumi, R. Matsuda, T. Inoue, N. Tsuboi, H. Ogawa, S. Sawai, K. Hori
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion

      Volume: Vol.9, Issue 3 Pages: 219-231

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Combustion Characteristics of HAN-based Liquid Monopropellant-Combustion mechanism and application to thruster2009

    • Author(s)
      T. Katsumi, H. Kodama, T. Matsuo, J. Nakatsuka, K. Hasegawa, K. Kobayashi, H. Ogawa, N. Tsuboi, S. Sawai, K. Hori
    • Journal Title

      Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves

      Volume: Vol.45, No.4 Pages: 442-453

    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Fundamental Study on Low Frequency Plasma Jet for HAN based Propellant2012

    • Author(s)
      Toshiaki Iizuka, Minori Komatsu, Toru Tajika, Junichiro Aoyagi, Haruki Takegahara, and Taiichi Nagata
    • Organizer
      Asia Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power
    • Place of Presentation
      Xi' an, China
    • Year and Date
      2012-03-02
  • [Presentation] Performance Characteristics of DC Arcjet Thrusters Using Low Toxicity Propellant HAN2012

    • Author(s)
      Katsuya Fujita, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Hiroshi Miyake, Hirokazu Tahara, Taiichi Nagata and Ideo Masuda
    • Organizer
      Asian Joint Conference on Propulsion and Power(AJSPP)
    • Place of Presentation
      Xi' an, China
    • Year and Date
      2012-03-02
  • [Presentation] HAN系一液式推進剤にプラズマ支援燃焼を用いた小型スラスタ2012

    • Author(s)
      出田啓介,石橋拓也,各務聡,橘武史
    • Organizer
      平成23年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県相模原市
    • Year and Date
      2012-01-19
  • [Presentation] Compatibility Study of Low Toxicity Propellant Gas "HAN" for DC Arcjet Thrusters2011

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara, Yusuke Okamachi, Katsuya Fujita, Kazuya Nakagawa, Masamichi Naka, Taiichi Nagata and Ideo Masuda
    • Organizer
      32nd International Electric Propulsion Conference(32nd IEPC)
    • Place of Presentation
      Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2011-09-13
  • [Presentation] HAN based green propellant. Application and its Combustion Mechanism2011

    • Author(s)
      T. Katsumi, K. Hori
    • Organizer
      7th International Seminar on Flame Structure
    • Place of Presentation
      Novosibirsk, Russia
    • Year and Date
      2011-07-14
  • [Presentation] HAN系スラスタの開発-高高度燃焼試験-2011

    • Author(s)
      松田竜太,勝身俊之,井上朋,中塚潤一,長谷川克也,小林清和,澤井秀次郎,堀恵一,水書稔治
    • Organizer
      平成22年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム
    • Year and Date
      2011-01-21
  • [Presentation] HAN系一液式推進剤にプラズマ支援燃焼を用いた小型推進機2011

    • Author(s)
      山本夏輝,出田啓介,各務聡,橘武史
    • Organizer
      平成22年度宇宙輸送シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      神奈川県相模原市
    • Year and Date
      2011-01-20
  • [Presentation] STUDY ON DECOMPOSITION OF GREEN PROPELLANT WITH ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA FOR PLASMA CHEMICAL THRUSTER2010

    • Author(s)
      Yuta Matsuura, Toru Tajika, Junichiro Aoyagi, and Haruki Takegahara
    • Organizer
      61st International Astronautical Congress
    • Place of Presentation
      Prague, Czech
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-29
  • [Presentation] Combustion Wave Structure of Hydroxylammonium Nitrate Aqueous Solutions2010

    • Author(s)
      T. Katsumi, R. Matsuda, T. Inoue and K. Hori
    • Organizer
      46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
    • Place of Presentation
      Nashville, TN
    • Year and Date
      2010-07-27
  • [Presentation] Compatibility Study of Low Toxicity Propellant Decomposed Gas for DC Arcjet Thrusters2009

    • Author(s)
      Hirokazu Tahara, Yusuke Okamachi, Sadanori Nakagawa and Taiichi Nagata
    • Organizer
      31st International Electric Propulsion Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Michigan, Michigan, USA
    • Year and Date
      2009-09-02

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Published: 2013-07-31  

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