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The development of a bismuth feed system for the very high Isp thruster with anode layer VHITAL program

The development of a bismuth feed system for the very high Isp thruster with anode layer VHITAL program

Marrese-Reading, Colleen; Markusic, Tom; Polzin, Kurt; Knowles, Timothy; Mueller, Juergen
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/37752
Date: 2005-10
Keywords: bismuth; hall thruster; feed system
Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2005.
Citation: International Electric Propulsion Conference 2005

Abstract:

A bismuth feed system was developed for the VHITAL Program to deliver 8-12 mg/s of bismuth vapor at a few Torr to the VHITAL-160. A carbon vaporizer developed to control vapor flow rates to the thruster.

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