Experimental and numerical investigation of a Hall thruster with a chamfered channel wall*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51507040, 51777045 and 51736003), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (Grant No. HIT. NSRIF. 2015079), and the Research Program, China (Grant No. JSZL2016203C006).

Li Hong1, †, Xia Guo-Jun1, Mao Wei2, Liu Jin-Wen1, Ding Yong-Jie1, ‡, Yu Da-Ren1, Wang Xiao-Gang3
       

(color online) Measured radial distribution of the ion current density at different chamfered wall cases with Ud = 300 V and A = 5 mg/s.