Electric Propulsion Testing

Vacuum chamber with auxiliary chamber, connected by 250mm shutter. Moveable semicircular boom (e.g. for plasma diagnostics) at one end.
Addition of Class 7 cleanroom tent and thermal shroud (1x1x2 m³). Plasma plume diagnostics for electric propulsion with Faraday Cups, Retarding Potential Analyzers and Langmuire Probes. Thrust Balance for electric propulsion. Thrust Vector Balance in development (2021). High-resolution camera and chamber illumination.

Type: Service
Specimen length [mm]: 3000.0
Specimen width/dia [mm]: 2200.0
Data acquisition: as needed
Project heritage: ESA projects, customer projects ...
Cleanroom classes (ISO 14644-1):
ISO Class ≤5
ISO Class 6
ISO Class 7
ISO Class 8
ISO Class 9
Certification:
ISO/IEC 17025
ISO 9001
AS/EN/JISQ 9100
Keywords: TVAC, TVT, TV test, EP, electric propulsion, plasma diagnostic, thermal vacuum cycling, chamber, testing, fotec, thrust balance, Thrust Vector Balance, Farady Cup, Langmuir, RPA