Research project

Development of heaterless hollow cathode for space propulsion applications

Research groups:
Lead researcher:

Professor Stephen Gabriel
Other researchers:

Dr Igor Golosnoy
Research funder:

European Space Agency
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Stephen Gabriel

Professor of Aero And Astro

Connect with Stephen

Email: sbg2@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Research interests

Research interests include numerical modelling of various coupled electrical, thermal and mechanical phenomena with emphasis on free and moving boundaries problems: gaseous discharges and arcs; electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, e.g. Pulsed Plasma Thrusters, Gridded Ion Engines, Hollow Cathodes; lightning strikes damage in aircrafts and wind turbines; eddy currents in electrical machines; oil and dust migrations in transformers; gas flow and heat exchange in fibre network materials; heat transfer, sintering and residual stresses in various coatings; transient liquid phase bonding technique; plastic deformation of multilayer materials and structures; laser drilling and surface modification of metals and composites.

Connect with Igor

Email: i.golosnoy@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Electrical Power Engineering

The Electrical Power Engineering (EPE) Research Group is part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. Our expertise ranges from nanoscale insulation materials and plasma, through to electrical power systems and sustainable energy generation: from nanometres to megavolts.

Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory

We are a world-leading research centre for dielectric materials, insulation systems, high voltage phenomena and renewables integration that innovates the way forward towards a sustainable electric grid.