DevelopmentofanAdvancedHallThrusterPlumeModel.pptVIP

Development of an Advanced Hall Thruster Plume Model Mark Santi Advisor: Dr. Jaime Peraire Motivation: Hall Thrusters are a valuable alternative to chemical thrusters because of their significant mass savings and high specific impulse, but more information is needed on the thruster’s interactions with spacecraft surfaces (i.e. solar arrays, antenna, etc.) Goal: To develop a robust hybrid-PIC computational model that can handle complex geometries and non-quasi-neutral plasmas and accurately predict the plume’s effect on spacecraft surfaces AEROSPACE COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN LABORATORY Hybrid-PIC