END-TYPE IMPULSE PLASMA-JET ENGINE OPERATING ON SOLID PROPULSIVE MASS Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: electric jet engines. SUBSTANCE: device consists of central electrode - anode, cathode and solid propulsive grain placed in between. Anode has mechanical contact with solid mass, and cathode is arranged at a distance from solid grain to form vacuum space. Reactive thrust is formed by generating plasma by break-down and surface overlapping of solid mass by impulse of high tension energy of nanosecond duration of 10^-9-10^-6 from side of anode. EFFECT: simplified design, enhanced economy. 2 cl, 1 dwg