What If We Can Improve Ion Propulsion With Pulsed Harmonics?
Would it be possible to improve ion lift with harmonics and pulses?
I heard that harmonics amplify current, and was wondering if it was viable to massively improve thrust for a craft.
Some problems I've had with my project are harmonics causing overheating, and the oscillations shifting out of phase.
I'm wondering if there is a robust system to make sure the harmonics never shift out of phase, and I was also wondering if it was possible to produce nanosecond pulses to reduce thermal ablation (unwanted heating) and increase mechanical fractination (controlled dispersion).
My hypothesis is that DC systems waste alot of heat because ions collide with air constantly, and if I add pulses it would operate at a low duty cycle, and prevents the air from turning into a power sucking arc (lightning bolt), and instead more of a wave of ions
My theory for the harmonics is to turn the air gap between electrodes into a resonant cavity. Its called something known as travelling wave acceleration apparently?
The biggest issue I've come across with pulses is it causes radio and GPS interference, so im theorizing a Faraday cage to prevent any interference with the system.