Ion propulsion system

The metal has recently found application in ion propulsion systems. Cesium is used in atomic clocks, which are accurate to 5 s in 300 years. Its chief compounds are the chloride and the nitrate. 

Cesium is used as a getter in electron tubes. Other applications are in photoelectric cells ion propulsion systems heat transfer fluid in power generators and atomic clocks. The radioactive Cs-37 has prospective applications in sterilization of wheat, flour, and potatoes. 

Cesium or Caesium, Cs, at wt 132.91. silver -white, soft ductile metal, d 1.90, mp 28°, bp 690° soi in acids ale decomp by w can be prepd by chermochemical reduction of CsCl with Ca. Toxicity and fire expln hazards of Cs are discussed by SaxfRef 5). Liquid Cs has been suggested for ion propulsion systems and plasma for thermoelectric conversion(Ref 6). Muraour Aunis(Ref 4) have shown that salts... 

Use Photoelectric cells, getter in vacuum tubes, hydrogenation catalyst, ion propulsion systems, plasma for thermoelectric conversion, atomic clocks, rocket propellant, heat-transfer fluid in power generators, thermochemical reactions, seeding combustion gases for magnetohydrodynamic generators. 

Ion propulsion jet (porous W). Emitters of electrostatic ion propulsion systems. Construction parts in space nuclear reactors (W and tungsten fiber reinforced Nb matrix alloys). 

The metal can be used in ion propulsion systems to steer satellites. The metal is ionized and the ions are accelerated through an electric field. As they pass out through a nozzle they apply a force to the satellite. The heavier the ions, the larger the impulse delivered and cesium with its high atomic mass is suitable [13.2]. 1 kg of cesium in outer space could propel a vehicle 140 times as far as the burning of the same amount of any known liquid or solid. 

The Spaceship Module, which Includes the spaceship structure, radiator panels (heat rejection segment), electric power conditioning and distribution equipment (PCAD), and the ion propulsion system. 

The Spacecraft Module includes all the spaceship systems other than the Reactor Module or the Science System elements. This includes the power management and distribution subsystem, the ion propulsion system, the heat rejection segment (radiator panels and heat transport system), telecommunications, control, and spacecraft structure. 

The excess work from the turbine is converted to electricity by the alternator to power the ion propulsion system and on-board instrumentation. Electrical power in excess of demand is shed using a Parasitic Load Radiator (PLR). 

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