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Pulsed pinch plasma motor<br />

This inotor (Fig. 5.1) consists <strong>of</strong> a plasma generator unit,<br />

accelerator, <strong>and</strong> system for feed, cooling <strong>and</strong> electric power.<br />

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Fig. 5.1.<br />

Diartram <strong>of</strong> a pulsed pinch plasma motor.<br />

<strong>The</strong> plasma generator unit is the pinch type <strong>and</strong> consists <strong>of</strong><br />

cathode 1, insulating spacer 2, anode 3, <strong>and</strong> elements for supplyihg<br />

the coolant <strong>and</strong> current.<br />

<strong>The</strong> cathode <strong>and</strong> anode are made in the form <strong>of</strong> connected twolayer<br />

shells with a toroidal surfacet. <strong>The</strong> anode gradhally becomes<br />

a cylindrical nozzle.<br />

<strong>The</strong> accelerator unit is the track type <strong>and</strong> consists ot insulating<br />

plate 4, anode 5, <strong>and</strong> cathode 6. Electrodes, as in the plasma<br />

generator, are two-layer for the supply <strong>and</strong> removal <strong>of</strong> the liquid<br />

coolant.<br />

<strong>The</strong> feed system unit consists <strong>of</strong> a gas cylinder with the<br />

controlling gas 7, the pressure divider 8, the container 9, with the<br />

working medium (argon) equipped with a barrier diaph6agm,'<strong>and</strong> the<br />

dosing device 10.<br />

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