Concept of spacecraft with electric jet engine on outboard air

Authors: Kulnov A.S.
Published in issue: #10(27)/2018
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2018-10-395
Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering | Chapter: Aircrafts Development, Design and Manufacture
Keywords: hall-effect engine, accelerating voltage, thrust power, air resistance, air intake, electrical capacity, low earth orbit, spacecraft
Published: 06.11.2018

The issue of outboard air usage as a working substance for the Hall-effect engine, correcting the orbit of a low orbit spacecraft, is considered. To achieve the goal to be sought, dependences of temperature, density, and pressure on height are obtained; main parameters of the engine with anode layer are calculated, including accelerating voltage, minimal required electric power, average channel diameter, etc. Physical and structural limitations imposed on the use of outboard air as a working substance have been obtained. As a result, optimum range of heights at which it is possible to hold a spacecraft with an electromotive mounting operating on outboard air is determined. Also, structural layout of spacecraft are designed for this range of heights.

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