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Electromagnetic Propulsion

Electromagnetic Propulsion. Brice Cassenti University of Connecticut. Electromagentic Propulsion. Electri Rocket Propulsion Solar and Laser Sailing. Electromagnetic Forces. Particle with Charge Mass Velocity Electric Field Intensity Magnetic Flux Density Equation of motion.

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Electromagnetic Propulsion

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  1. Electromagnetic Propulsion Brice Cassenti University of Connecticut

  2. Electromagentic Propulsion • Electri Rocket Propulsion • Solar and Laser Sailing

  3. Electromagnetic Forces • Particle with • Charge • Mass • Velocity • Electric Field Intensity • Magnetic Flux Density • Equation of motion

  4. Plasma Drift B applied magnetic field E applied electric field j current due to E v drift velocity

  5. Hall Effect in a Solid http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~bradfiel/advlab/Hall/hall-effect.pdf

  6. Current Flow in a Plasma • In a neutral plasma • ni , ne are the ion and electron number densities • Current is • s is the conductivity

  7. Resistojet Humble, et al

  8. Electron Bombardment Ion Thruster Sutton

  9. Rail Acclerator Sutton

  10. MPD Arcjet Sutton

  11. Hall Accelerator Sutton

  12. Solar and Laser Sails • Momentum of light • Pressure due to reflection • Intensity of sun at earth • 1360 W/m2

  13. Solar Sails Google “Solar Sail images”

  14. Laser Sails R.L. Forward

  15. Microwave Sail - Starwisp R.L. Forward

  16. References • Davidson, R.C. and H. Qin, Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams in High Energy Physics, Imperial College Press, London and World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2001. • Davidson, R.C., Physics of Nonneutral Plasmas, Imperial College Press, London and World Scientific Publishing Co., Pte. Ltd., Singapore, 2001. • Forward, R.L., Beamed Power Propulsion to the Stars, AAAS Symposium on Interstellar Communication and Travel, AAAS Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 25-20 May 1986 • Hughes, W.F., and J.A. Brighton, Theory and Problems of Fluid Dynamics, Schaum’s Outline Series, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1967. • Humble, R.W., G.N. Henry, and W.J. Larson, Space Propulsion Analysis and Design, The McGraw-Hill Publishing Companies, Inc., New York, 1995. • Jeffrey, A., Magnetohydrodynamics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1966. • Samaras, D.G., Theory of Ion Flow Dynamics, Dover Publishers, Inc., New York, 1962 • Sutton, G. and O. Biblarz, Rocket Propulsion Elements, 7th edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2001.

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