scholarly journals The origin of the breathing mode in Hall thrusters and its stabilization

2021 ◽  
Vol 130 (5) ◽  
pp. 053305
Author(s):  
T. Lafleur ◽  
P. Chabert ◽  
A. Bourdon

Aerospace ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Vittorio Giannetti ◽  
Manuel Martín Saravia ◽  
Luca Leporini ◽  
Simone Camarri ◽  
Tommaso Andreussi

One of the main oscillatory modes found ubiquitously in Hall thrusters is the so-called breathing mode. This is recognized as a relatively low-frequency (10–30 kHz), longitudinal oscillation of the discharge current and plasma parameters. In this paper, we present a synergic experimental and numerical investigation of the breathing mode in a 5 kW-class Hall thruster. To this aim, we propose the use of an informed 1D fully-fluid model to provide augmented data with respect to available experimental measurements. The experimental data consists of two datasets, i.e., the discharge current signal and the local near-plume plasma properties measured at high-frequency with a fast-diving triple Langmuir probe. The model is calibrated on the discharge current signal and its accuracy is assessed by comparing predictions against the available measurements of the near-plume plasma properties. It is shown that the model can be calibrated using the discharge current signal, which is easy to measure, and that, once calibrated, it can predict with reasonable accuracy the spatio-temporal distributions of the plasma properties, which would be difficult to measure or estimate otherwise. Finally, we describe how the augmented data obtained through the combination of experiments and calibrated model can provide insight into the breathing mode oscillations and the evolution of plasma properties.



2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 061304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Liqiu ◽  
Han Ke ◽  
Wang Chunsheng ◽  
Li Hong ◽  
Zhang ChaoHai ◽  
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1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Dickens ◽  
J Mankowski ◽  
M Kristiansen ◽  
E O'Hair


1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Hruby ◽  
J. Monheiser ◽  
B. Pole ◽  
P. Rostler ◽  
J. Kolencik
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2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (05) ◽  
pp. 669-676
Author(s):  
K. S. STELLE

We show how the Randall-Sundrum geometry, which has been proposed as a scenario for the universe realized as a 3-brane embedded in a 5-dimensional spacetime, arises naturally as an S5 dimensional reduction of a supersymmetric 3-brane of type IIB supergravity. In this construction, the S5 scale-setting "breathing mode" plays a crucial rôle, permitting one to evade certain "no-go" claims for the possibility of such a supersymmetric realization.





2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 385-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeriy V. Bolotov ◽  
Vasiliy E. Kan ◽  
Egor V. Knyazev ◽  
Peter M. Korusenko ◽  
Sergey N. Nesov ◽  
...  




1977 ◽  
Vol 39 (23) ◽  
pp. 1443-1446 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Wambach ◽  
V. A. Madsen ◽  
G. A. Rinker ◽  
J. Speth
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