One-dimensional fluid and hybrid numerical analysis of the plasma properties inthe discharge channel of a Hall thruster

Authors

ÇINAR YÜNCÜLER
İSMAİL RAFATOV
DEMET ULUŞEN AKSOY

DOI

10.3906/fiz-1806-15

Abstract

One-dimensional fluid and hybrid fluid-kinetic numerical codes are developed and applied to the analysis of axial distributions of plasma properties in the discharge channel of a Hall-effect thruster. Within the hybrid model ions are described by the kinetic Vlasov equation, while electrons and neutral atoms are treated as fluids. The results obtained from fluid and hybrid models are compared. Different operating regimes such as damped, periodic, and aperiodic irregular oscillations about the stationary state are observed and discussed. Thrust and efficiency of the thruster for different input parameters are estimated.

Keywords

Hall effect thruster, gas discharge, plasma, numerical simulation

First Page

649

Last Page

658

Recommended Citation

YÜNCÜLER, ÇINAR; RAFATOV, İSMAİL; and AKSOY, DEMET ULUŞEN (2018) "One-dimensional fluid and hybrid numerical analysis of the plasma properties inthe discharge channel of a Hall thruster," Turkish Journal of Physics: Vol. 42: No. 6, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3906/fiz-1806-15
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/physics/vol42/iss6/4