A Hall acceleration model in an applied-field MPD thruster has been constructed. This model predicts that the thruster performance is characterized by a parameter
B2/
m (applied magnetic field strength squared over mass flow rate). When this parameter is larger than a critical value, the Hall current is a decreasing function of
B2/
m and the increase in thrust becomes small. The importance of the parameter
B2/
m was verified by experimental studies using a 10kW steady-state MPD thruster.
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