Power plants – Reaction motor – Ion motor
Patent
1993-02-26
1995-09-12
Casaregola, Louis J.
Power plants
Reaction motor
Ion motor
313299, 313348, 3133601, F03H 100
Patent
active
054488834
ABSTRACT:
Carbon-carbon elements for ion optics sets are thermomechanically stable under the extreme temperature changes that are experienced in ion thrusters. The elements described include screen and accelerator grids and methods of producing such grids. The described elements are thermomechanically stable, lightweight, and resistant to sputtering.
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Hedges Daniel E.
Meserole, Jr. Jere S.
Rorabaugh Michael E.
Casaregola Louis J.
The Boeing Company
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