SPPL Publications -- Hall Thruster Simulations

Radial-Axial Hybrid Simulations

"Simulating Plasma-Induced Hall Thruster Wall Erosion With a Two-Dimensional Hybrid Model," E. Sommier, M. K. Scharfe, N. Gascon, M. A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 35 (5), October 2007, pp. 1379-1387. View Paper

"Comparison of Hybrid Hall Thruster Model to Experimental Measurements," M. K. Scharfe, N. Gascon, M.A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, Physics of Plasmas 13, (8), 2006. View Paper

"Shear-Based Model for Electron Transport in 2D Hybrid Hall Thruster Simulations," M. K. Scharfe, C. A. Thomas, D. B. Scharfe, N. Gascon, M. A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, AIAA-2007-5208, 43rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 8-11 July, Cincinnati, OH, 2007. View Paper

"Wall Erosion in 2D Hall Thruster Simulations," E. Sommier, M. Allis, N. Gascon, and M. Cappelli, AIAA-2006-4656, 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference, 9-12 July, Sacramento, CA, 2006. View Paper

"Introduction of Physical Transport Mechanisms into 2D Hybrid Hall Thruster Simulations", M. K. Allis, C. A. Thomas, N. Gascon, M. A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, AIAA-2006-4325, 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference, 9-12 July, Sacramento, CA, 2006. View Paper

"Effect of Charge Exchange on 2D Hall Thruster Simulation," M. K. Allis, N. Gascon, M. A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, IEPC-2005-057, 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 31 Oct - 4 Nov, Princeton, NJ, 2005. View Paper

"Wall Erosion in 2D Hall Thruster Simulations," E. Sommier, M. K. Allis, and M. A. Cappelli, IEPC-2005-189, 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 31 Oct - 4 Nov, Princeton, NJ, 2005. View Paper

"A Comparison of 2-D Hybrid Hall Thruster Model to Experimental Measurements," M. K. Allis, N. Gascon, C. Vialard-Goudou, M. A. Cappelli, and E. Fernandez, AIAA-2004-3951, 40th Joint Propulsion Conference, 11-14 July, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 2004. View Paper

Axial-Azimuthal Fluid Simulations

"Numerical Simulation of High Frequency Wave Coupling within a Hall Thruster," A. Knoll, N. Gascon and M. A. Cappelli, AIAA-2007-5266, 43rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 8-11 July, Cincinnati, OH, 2007. View Paper

Simulation of Electron Behavior in Near Field Region

"Numerical Investigation of Electron Behavior in the Near-Field of Hall Thrusters," A. W. Smith and M. A. Cappelli, AIAA-2007-5240, 43rd Joint Propulsion Conference, 8-11 July, Cincinnati, OH, 2007. View Paper

"Investigation of Field Structure and Electron Behavior in Near- Field of Hall Thrusters," A. Smith and M. Cappelli, AIAA-2006-4835, 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference, 9-12 July, Sacramento, CA, 2006. View Paper

Axial-Azimuthal Hybrid Simulations

"An Axial-Azimuthal Hybrid Simulation of Coaxial Hall Thrusters," E. Fernandez, A. Knoll and M. Cappelli, AIAA-2006-4329, 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference, 9-12 July, Sacramento, CA, 2006. View Paper

"A Two-Dimensional (z-theta) Fluid/PIC Simulation of Coaxial Hall Thrusters," E. Fernandez, A. Knoll, and M. A. Cappelli, IEPC-2005-197, 29th International Electric Propulsion Conference, 31 Oct - 4 Nov, Princeton, NJ, 2005. View Paper