NASA NTRS · 20040171466
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Barrel-Shaped Asymmetrical Capacitor
Abstract
The NASA Barrel-Shaped Asymmetrical Capacitor (NACAP) has been extensively tested at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and the National Space Science and Technology Center. Trichel pulse emission was first discovered here. The NACAP is a magnetohydrodynamic device for electric propulsion. In air it requires no onboard propellant nor any moving parts. No performance was observed in hard vacuum. The next step shall be optimizing the technology for future applications.
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Campbell, J. W., Carruth, M. R., Edwards, D. L., Finchum, A., Maxwell, G., Nabors, S., Smalley, L., Huston, D., Ila, D., Zimmerman, R.. 2004-06-01. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Barrel-Shaped Asymmetrical Capacitor. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040171466
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