Numerical Study of Magneto Plasma Sail by Using Three-Dimensional Hybrid Code
- Paper number
IAC-05-C4.6.07
- Author
Mr. Daisuke Shinohara, Kyushu University, Japan
- Coauthor
Dr. Yoshihiro Kajimura, Kyushu University, Japan
- Coauthor
Mr. Kenji Noda, Kyushu University, Japan
- Year
2005
- Abstract
A development of a propulsion system for deep space exploration is very important, especially, reduction of the mission time and high energy efficiency must be established rapidly. Recently, a propulsion system called Magneto Plasma Sail (MPS) attracts the attention, and it is expected to have high thrust power ratio and specific impulse. The magneto plasma sail produces the propulsive force by interaction between the solar wind and the artificial magnetic field inflated by the plasma injection. However, detailed mechanism of thrust production has not been clarified yet, therefore quantitative discussion is necessary. In this paper, we investigate the interaction between the solar wind and already inflated magnetic field by using a 3D hybrid simulation code that treats the ion as particle and the electron as fluid. With that, we try to clarify the physical phenomenon and to conduct calculation of propulsive force.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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