PINCH EROSION-BEARING ROCKET ENGINE Russian patent published in 2019 - IPC F03H99/00 

FIELD: astronautics.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to low-thrust rocket engines intended for spacecraft orientation systems under zero-gravity conditions and, in part, to pneumatic hydraulics. Peculiar feature of this engine consists in the fact that coaxially to translucent shell 4, inside housing 1 there installed in series are additional rod electrodes 9 from hard-to-evaporated material, for example, tungsten, and high-voltage discharge capacitor 7 is connected in series with electrodes 6 in translucent cover 4 through additional rod electrodes 9. Another feature of this engine is that additional electrodes 9 are connected to each other by bridges 10 outside translucent bulb 4.

EFFECT: higher service life.

1 cl, 3 dwg