RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)

Challenging space missions include those at very low altitudes, where the atmosphere is source of aerodynamicdrag on the spacecraft. To extend such missions lifetime, an efficient propulsion system is required. Onesolution is Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP). It collects atmospheric p...

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Autores: Romano, Francesco, Chan, Yung-An, Herdrich, Georg, García-Almiñana, Daniel|||0000-0002-9301-828X, Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia|||0000-0002-1991-8204, Sureda Anfres, Miquel|||0000-0003-2455-4211
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/330441
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/330441
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Plasma engineering
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Electric propulsion
ABEP
IPT
VLEO
Helicon
Birdcage
Tècniques de plasma
Vehicles espacials -- Sistemes de propulsió
Propulsió elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Sistemes de propulsió
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
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spelling RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)Romano, FrancescoChan, Yung-AnHerdrich, GeorgGarcía-Almiñana, Daniel|||0000-0002-9301-828XRodríguez Donaire, Silvia|||0000-0002-1991-8204Sureda Anfres, Miquel|||0000-0003-2455-4211Plasma engineeringSpace vehicles -- Propulsion systemsElectric propulsionABEPIPTVLEOHeliconBirdcageTècniques de plasmaVehicles espacials -- Sistemes de propulsióPropulsió elèctricaÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Sistemes de propulsióÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísicaChallenging space missions include those at very low altitudes, where the atmosphere is source of aerodynamicdrag on the spacecraft. To extend such missions lifetime, an efficient propulsion system is required. Onesolution is Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP). It collects atmospheric particles to be usedas propellant for an electric thruster. The system would minimize the requirement of limited propellantavailability and can also be applied to any planet with atmosphere, enabling new mission at low altituderanges for longer times. Challenging is also the presence of reactive chemical species, such as atomic oxygenin Earth orbit. Such species cause erosion of (not only) propulsion system components, i.e. acceleration grids,electrodes, and discharge channels of conventional EP systems. IRS is developing within the DISCOVERERproject, an intake and a thruster for an ABEP system. The paper describes the design and implementationof the RF helicon-based inductive plasma thruster (IPT). This paper deals in particular with the design andimplementation of a novel antenna called the birdcage antenna, a device well known in magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI), and also lately employed for helicon-wave based plasma sources in fusion research. This isaided by the numerical tool XFdtd®. The IPT is based on RF electrodeless operation aided by an externallyapplied static magnetic field. The IPT is composed by an antenna, a discharge channel, a movable injector,and a solenoid. By changing the operational parameters along with the novel antenna design, the aim is tominimize losses in the RF circuit, and accelerate a quasi-neutral plasma plume. This is also to be aided by theformation of helicon waves within the plasma that are to improve the overall efficiency and achieve higherexhaust velocities. Finally, the designed IPT with a particular focus on the birdcage antenna design procedureis presentedThis project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 737183Peer Reviewed20202020-11-0120202020-10-19journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/330441https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.07.008reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengEuropean Commission http://doi.org/10.13039/100010661 Horizon 2020 Framework Programme 737183 DISCOVERER – DISruptive teChnOlogies for VERy low Earth oRbit platformsopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3304412026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
title RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
spellingShingle RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
Romano, Francesco
Plasma engineering
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Electric propulsion
ABEP
IPT
VLEO
Helicon
Birdcage
Tècniques de plasma
Vehicles espacials -- Sistemes de propulsió
Propulsió elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Sistemes de propulsió
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
title_short RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
title_full RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
title_fullStr RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
title_full_unstemmed RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
title_sort RF Helicon-based Inductive Plasma Thruster (IPT) Design for an Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion System (ABEP)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Romano, Francesco
Chan, Yung-An
Herdrich, Georg
García-Almiñana, Daniel|||0000-0002-9301-828X
Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia|||0000-0002-1991-8204
Sureda Anfres, Miquel|||0000-0003-2455-4211
author Romano, Francesco
author_facet Romano, Francesco
Chan, Yung-An
Herdrich, Georg
García-Almiñana, Daniel|||0000-0002-9301-828X
Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia|||0000-0002-1991-8204
Sureda Anfres, Miquel|||0000-0003-2455-4211
author_role author
author2 Chan, Yung-An
Herdrich, Georg
García-Almiñana, Daniel|||0000-0002-9301-828X
Rodríguez Donaire, Silvia|||0000-0002-1991-8204
Sureda Anfres, Miquel|||0000-0003-2455-4211
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Plasma engineering
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Electric propulsion
ABEP
IPT
VLEO
Helicon
Birdcage
Tècniques de plasma
Vehicles espacials -- Sistemes de propulsió
Propulsió elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Sistemes de propulsió
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
topic Plasma engineering
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Electric propulsion
ABEP
IPT
VLEO
Helicon
Birdcage
Tècniques de plasma
Vehicles espacials -- Sistemes de propulsió
Propulsió elèctrica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Aeronàutica i espai::Sistemes de propulsió
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Astronomia i astrofísica
description Challenging space missions include those at very low altitudes, where the atmosphere is source of aerodynamicdrag on the spacecraft. To extend such missions lifetime, an efficient propulsion system is required. Onesolution is Atmosphere-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP). It collects atmospheric particles to be usedas propellant for an electric thruster. The system would minimize the requirement of limited propellantavailability and can also be applied to any planet with atmosphere, enabling new mission at low altituderanges for longer times. Challenging is also the presence of reactive chemical species, such as atomic oxygenin Earth orbit. Such species cause erosion of (not only) propulsion system components, i.e. acceleration grids,electrodes, and discharge channels of conventional EP systems. IRS is developing within the DISCOVERERproject, an intake and a thruster for an ABEP system. The paper describes the design and implementationof the RF helicon-based inductive plasma thruster (IPT). This paper deals in particular with the design andimplementation of a novel antenna called the birdcage antenna, a device well known in magnetic resonanceimaging (MRI), and also lately employed for helicon-wave based plasma sources in fusion research. This isaided by the numerical tool XFdtd®. The IPT is based on RF electrodeless operation aided by an externallyapplied static magnetic field. The IPT is composed by an antenna, a discharge channel, a movable injector,and a solenoid. By changing the operational parameters along with the novel antenna design, the aim is tominimize losses in the RF circuit, and accelerate a quasi-neutral plasma plume. This is also to be aided by theformation of helicon waves within the plasma that are to improve the overall efficiency and achieve higherexhaust velocities. Finally, the designed IPT with a particular focus on the birdcage antenna design procedureis presented
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2020
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