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Development history and current research status of the microwave electrothermal thruster in USA(PDF)

《火箭推进》[ISSN:1672-9374/CN:CN 61-1436/V]

Issue:
2008年04期
Page:
32-36
Research Field:
专论与综述
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Title:
Development history and current research status of the microwave electrothermal thruster in USA
Author(s):
Xia GuangqingMao GenwangZhu GuoqiangChen Maolin
College of Astronautics,Northwestern Polytechnieal University,Xi7an 710072,China
Keywords:
space propulsion systemelectric propulsion technologymicrowave electrothermal thruster
PACS:
V439.4
DOI:
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Abstract:
The system structure and working principle of microwave electrothermal thruster (MET)were briefly introduced and the development history of MET was reviewed.The current re— search status,key technologies and advantages of MET were emphatically indicated.The key tech— nologies of MET include the selection of microwave mode and the structure design of resonant cavity. According to foreign research status,the suggestions for developing MET were pointed.

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