• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 34, Issue 4, 044005 (2022)
Kai Shi, Mingming Sun*, Zuo Gu, and Shichao Yue
Author Affiliations
  • National Key Laboratory of Vacuum and Cryogenic Technology on Physics, Lanzhou Institute of Physics, Lanzhou 730070, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202234.210419 Cite this Article
    Kai Shi, Mingming Sun, Zuo Gu, Shichao Yue. Mechanical properties analysis of a 20 cm diameter ion thruster[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(4): 044005 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure of 20 cm diameter ion thruster
    Fig. 1. Structure of 20 cm diameter ion thruster
    x-direction deformation and Von-Mises stress of different accelerator grid structure
    Fig. 2. x-direction deformation and Von-Mises stress of different accelerator grid structure
    Components simplification of 20 cm diameter thruster
    Fig. 3. Components simplification of 20 cm diameter thruster
    Finite element analysis model of LIPS-200 ion thruster
    Fig. 4. Finite element analysis model of LIPS-200 ion thruster
    Pre-stress and pre-deformation of 20 cm ion thruster
    Fig. 5. Pre-stress and pre-deformation of 20 cm ion thruster
    z-direction Von-Mises stress and deformation of the grids under impact load
    Fig. 6. z-direction Von-Mises stress and deformation of the grids under impact load
    z-direction Von-Mises stress and deformation of the grids by elastic support under impact load
    Fig. 7. z-direction Von-Mises stress and deformation of the grids by elastic support under impact load
    x-direction fundamental frequency and response spectrum
    Fig. 8. x-direction fundamental frequency and response spectrum
    componentmaterialtransparencyeffective density/(kg·m−3) effective Young’s modulus /GPa Poisson ratio
    the screen gridMo0.69297399.20.31
    the accelerator gridMo0.277001233.60.31
    Table 1. Effective property of the grids of 20 cm ion thruster
    structuremodal analysis results of the accelerator grid/Hz
    1st step2nd step3rd step4th step5th step6th step
    with-aperture (reality)51.815207.55251.89303.24427.88474.92
    without-aperture (effective)47.193194.05237.34293.65405.02453.04
    Table 2. Comparison of modal analysis for different FEM models of the accelerator grid
    componentsmaterialdensity/(kg·m−3) Young’s modulus/GPaPoisson ratioextension strength/MPa
    mount ring2A122700720.31265
    up/down harness2A122700720.31265
    magnet (effective)4105720.31265
    up/down magnet poleDT47830810.29170
    hollow cathode1Cr18Ni9Ti79301930.31200
    boltsTC-44620960.34825
    Table 3. Different components material property of 20 cm ion thruster
    modalfrequency/Hzx-direction/% y-direction/% z-direction/%
    1246.0663511
    2248.1671370
    3338.7224050
    4404.4840170
    5411.3241503
    6605.016001
    Table 4. Primary 6 step modal frequencies and effective mass percentage of thruster
    Kai Shi, Mingming Sun, Zuo Gu, Shichao Yue. Mechanical properties analysis of a 20 cm diameter ion thruster[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2022, 34(4): 044005
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