Life estimation and experimental verification for the grids assembly of 30 cm diameter ion thruster

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作者：
Mingming S. [1 ]
Geng H. [1 ]
Yang J. [1 ]
Shichao Y. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Science and Technology on Vacuum Technology and Physics Laboratory, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou
来源：
Guofang Keji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of National University of Defense Technology | 2023年 / 45卷 / 06期
关键词：
experimental verification; grids assembly; ion thruster; life estimation;
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10.11887/j.cn.202306024
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摘要：
In order to estimate the overall life of the existing three gate module of 30 cm diameter ion thruster, the grid gap under thermal equilibrium state and the erosion velocity of different regions of the grids were simulated and calculated by FEM (finite element method) and PIC-MCC (particle-in-cell-Monte Carlo collision) method respectively. The results show that when the thruster reaches the thermal equilibrium, the overall deformation of the decelerator grid presents central area depression characteristics, and the overall deformation of the accelerator grid presents a uniform protruding. In the center area of the grids with the diameter of 0 ~ 70 mm, the mean gap between the two grids decreases by 0. 057 mm. Meanwhile, in the annular region with the diameter of 70 ~ 140 mm, the mean gap between the two grids increases by 0. 129 mm. The erosion velocity of the apertures at the edge of the decelerator grid reaches 6. 25 X 10 ~ kg/s within 1 500 h, and which of the aperture at 5 700 h decreases 15. 4% compared with 1 500 h. The erosion velocity of the apertures at the center and edge of the accelerator grid, and the apertures at the center of the decelerator grid decreases 8. 0% ,4. 1% and 3. 6% , respectively. The results of 5 700 h life test show that the erosion of the apertures at the center of the decelerator grid, and the apertures at the center and edge of the accelerator grid are basically linear, and the comparison error between the simulation and test is within 10%. © 2023 National University of Defense Technology. All rights reserved.
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