Experiment validates electric ion thruster simulations

Experiment validates electric ion thruster simulations



It is very difficult to predict the lifetime of an electric ion thruster. You should be responsible for the chamber wall effects, which are not present in the space environment. Urbana-Shampain of the University of Illinois, within several different aerospace themes in Grinker College of Engineering, worked together to simulate ion activity, then validated it in a unique experiment that predicts the lifetime of electric thrusters Will help in