ADVANCED ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS WITH XENON AS A PROPELLANT

Authors

  • Danish Parvez Department of Aerospace Engineering, Amity University Haryana
  • Manish Kumar Bharti Department of Aerospace Engineering, Amity University Haryana

Keywords:

Electric Propulsion; Hall Thruster; Ion Thruster; Helicon Injector; Variable Space Magneto plasma Rocket

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to assess different Electric Propulsion technologies for space applications with
more ecologically sustainable gases utilized as propellants and evaluate the benefits. Xenon production is a highly
extravagant process as it involves many stages of air refrigeration and expansion. The cost of Xenon additionally
increases due to increment in its demand by automotive industry, healthcare industry and space applications. In fact,
even if Xenon is to be availed as a waste of Argon production, its very low percentage in air composition makes the
separation of the same amount of gas extremely difficult. Since the production efficiency is substantially low for current
technologies, it is still possible to reduce Xenon demand by assessing different Electric Propulsion technologies using
Argon and Krypton as propellant.

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Published

2018-04-25

How to Cite

Danish Parvez, & Manish Kumar Bharti. (2018). ADVANCED ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS WITH XENON AS A PROPELLANT. International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 5(4), 592–598. Retrieved from https://www.ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/3132

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 4 (2018): Volume 5 Issue 4 April 2018

Section

Articles