Numerical Study on Factors Affecting the Storage Tank Performance of an Iodine-ion Thruster
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摘要: 碘离子推力器主要应用于小型卫星的姿态控制和位置保持,其依靠碘工质的升华和电离产生推力。碘工质储供系统的加热方式和结构参数对其工作性能有很大影响。采用动网格方法对离子推力器储罐中碘工质升华相变过程进行数值模拟,讨论储罐加热方式和径高比对其性能的影响。结果表明:从质量流量、流量稳定性和预热时间3个参数综合考虑,四周伴热加热、辐射加热和接触加热3种方式中,接触加热性能最好。在接触加热方式下,储罐径高比对流量变化几乎无影响,流量稳定性很好。对于以大推力为设计目的的碘离子推力器,储罐径高比越小越好,径高比为0.2时的质量流量相比于径高比为1.4时增大了9.0%。对于以高响应速度为设计目的的碘离子推力器,储罐径高比越大越好,径高比为0.2时的预热时长相比于径高比为1.4时增大了80%。Abstract: Iodine-ion thrusters are mainly used for attitude control and position maintenance of small satellites. They rely on the sublimation and ionization of iodine to generate thrust. The heating methods and structural parameters of the iodine feeding systems have a significant impact on their own working performance. The dynamic grid method was applied to simulate the sublimation phase-transition process of the iodine in the storage tank to study the effects of heating methods and ratios of diameter to height on the performance of storage tank of an iodine-ion thruster. The results indicate that the contact heating method shows the best performance considering the mass flow rate, flow stability, and preheating time among the three heating methods, such as external heating, radiant heating, and contact heating. Besides, the ratio of diameter to height of a storage tank has almost no effect on the change of flow rate for the contact heating method. The flow stability is good. A lower ratio of diameter to height is better for the iodine-ion thruster designed for high thrust. The mass flow rate at the ratio of 0.2 increased by 9.0% compared to the ratio of 1.4. While a larger ratio of diameter to height is better for the iodine-ion thruster designed for high speed of response. The preheating time at the ratio of 0.2 increased by 80% compared to the ratio of 1.4.
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Key words:
- iodine-ion thruster /
- storage tank /
- sublimation /
- heating methods /
- ratio of diameter to height
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