• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 9, (2020)
Xi-Feng Cao, Hui Liu, and Da-Ren Yu
Author Affiliations
  • Laboratory of Plasma Propulsion, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    Xi-Feng Cao, Hui Liu, Da-Ren Yu. Research of influence of the additional electrode on Hall thruster plume by particle-in-cell simulation[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9): Copy Citation Text show less
    The structure diagram of Hall thruster.
    Fig. 1. The structure diagram of Hall thruster.
    Computational domain and boundary.
    Fig. 2. Computational domain and boundary.
    Two-dimensional distribution of potential (initial case).
    Fig. 3. Two-dimensional distribution of potential (initial case).
    Two-dimensional distribution of ion number density (initial case).
    Fig. 4. Two-dimensional distribution of ion number density (initial case).
    The distribution of potential along the central axis of the channel.
    Fig. 5. The distribution of potential along the central axis of the channel.
    The distribution of potential in the plume under the three conditions: (a) initial, (b) left 30 V, and (c) right 30 V.
    Fig. 6. The distribution of potential in the plume under the three conditions: (a) initial, (b) left 30 V, and (c) right 30 V.
    The distribution of ion radial velocity at the upper boundary of the plume region under the seven conditions.
    Fig. 7. The distribution of ion radial velocity at the upper boundary of the plume region under the seven conditions.
    Ion flux distribution at the upper boundary of plume region.
    Fig. 8. Ion flux distribution at the upper boundary of plume region.
    The ratio of the total radial ion flux at different radial positions, based on the total radial ion flux at R = 0.03 m.
    Fig. 9. The ratio of the total radial ion flux at different radial positions, based on the total radial ion flux at R = 0.03 m.
    Ion flux on the outer magnetic pole under the seven conditions. The range of outer magnetic pole is Z = 0.029 m–0.055 m.
    Fig. 10. Ion flux on the outer magnetic pole under the seven conditions. The range of outer magnetic pole is Z = 0.029 m–0.055 m.
    Parameter nameParameter value
    Inner channel radius R1/mm16
    Outer channel radius R2/mm29
    Channel length L1/mm30
    Calculated area radius R3/mm55
    Calculated area length L3/mm60
    Total radial grid110
    Total axial grid120
    Anode potential/V300
    Table 1. The area parameters in calculations.
    ConditionInitialRight 10 VRight 20 VRight 30 V
    Half plume divergence angle/(°)27.1324.223.2722.19
    ConditionLeft 10 VLeft 20 VLeft 30 V
    Half plume divergence angle/(°)26.825.925.5
    Table 2. The half plume divergence angle under the seven conditions.
    ConditionInitialRight 10 VRight 20 VRight 30 V
    Total ion deposition/s8.32 × 10171.007 × 10181.03 × 10181.14 × 1018
    ConditionLeft 10 VLeft 20 VLeft 30 V
    Total ion deposition/s1.16 × 10181.49 × 10181.68 × 1018
    Table 3. Statistics of total ion deposition on the outer magnetic pole.
    Xi-Feng Cao, Hui Liu, Da-Ren Yu. Research of influence of the additional electrode on Hall thruster plume by particle-in-cell simulation[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9):
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