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Thesis etd-03172021-101657


Thesis type
Tesi di laurea magistrale
Author
POLI, DAVIDE
URN
etd-03172021-101657
Thesis title
Reduced Order Modelling and Design of Hollow Cathodes for Space Propulsion
Department
INGEGNERIA CIVILE E INDUSTRIALE
Course of study
INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE
Supervisors
relatore Prof. Paganucci, Fabrizio
relatore Dott.ssa Becatti, Giulia
Keywords
  • hall thruster
  • hollow cathodes
  • plasma
  • propulsion
Graduation session start date
27/04/2021
Availability
Withheld
Release date
27/04/2091
Summary
In this thesis it is developed a reduced order model for Hollow Cathodes in order to study both the plasma and thermal properties of the cathode. The model is then used to perform a preliminary design of a high current cathode in the frame of the European Space Agency project TANDEM, which aims to develop a 25 kW nested Hall Thruster. Finally it is evaluated the possibility do develop a more comprehensive model for cathode prototyping without the needs of using free parameters.
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