The use of high temperature superconductors in magnetoplasmadynamic systems
Creators
- 1. Argonne National Lab., Argonne, IL (USA)
- 2. NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Description
The use of Tesla-class high-temperature superconducting magnets may have an extremely large impact on critical development issues (erosion, heat transfer, and performance) related to MPD thrusters and also may provide significant benefits in reducing the mass of magnetics used in the power processing system. These potential performance improvements, coupled with additional benefits of high-temperature superconductivity, provide a very strong motivation to develop high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) applied-field magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster propulsion systems. The application of HTS to MPD thruster propulsion systems may produce an enabling technology for these electric propulsion systems. This paper summarizes the impact that HTS may have upon MPD propulsion systems
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Pub. Co. Inc.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (USA)
- Imprint Title
- Superconductivity and its application
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
Conference
- Title
- 2. annual conference on superconductivity and its applications.
- Dates
- 18-20 Apr 1988.
- Place
- Buffalo, NY (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20036018
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETOPLASMA COMPRESSORS; PERFORMANCE; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; SPECIFICATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS; SUPERCONDUCTORS; TECHNOLOGY IMPACTS; USES; VEHICLES
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPRESSORS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUIPMENT; MAGNETS; POWER SUPPLIES; SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICES