Electric/Xenon
TAL-100
Credit - TsNIIMASH
Oxidiser: Electric.

The many versions of electric engines use electric or magnetic fields to accelerate ionized elements to high velocity, creating thrust. The power source can be a nuclear reactor or thermal-electric generator, or solar panels.

Fuel: Xenon. Fuel Freezing Point: -112 deg C. Fuel Boiling Point: -107 deg C.

Proposed as propellant for some ion motors.

Engines Using Electric/Xenon
Engine
engineslink		 Thrust(vac)
kN		 Thrust(sl)
kN		 Isp
sec		 Isp (sea level)
sec		 Designed for Status
Aerojet 50kW            
NASA-457M     2,326      
P78-2 0.000   350   Upper Stages Flown in 1979.
D-20 0.000   1,400     Development
XIPS-13 0.44 kW 0.000   2,585   Upper Stages In Production
TAL-38 0.000   2,500     Development
TAL-WSF 0.000   1,350     Development
TAL-100 0.000   1,450     Development
D50 0.000   1,700     Development
XIPS-25 1.3 kW 0.000   2,800      
D-100-II 0.000   1,600     Development
NSTAR 0.000   3,100      
BPT-2000 0.000   1,765   Upper Stages In Production
XIPS-25 4.2 kW 0.000   3,800      
NEXT 0.000   4,100      
P5 Hall thruster 0.000   2,326      
TM-50 0.000   3,000     Development
BPT-4000 0.000   1,950   Upper Stages In Production
HIVHAC 0.000   2,800      
11B97 0.000   3,000 1 Upper Stages Developed 1986-
Hall Electric Thruster 0.003   1,600     Development
BPT-600k 0.030   1,800   Upper Stages In Development, 2005-2006
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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