The invention discloses a three-level acceleration type spiral
plasma propulsion device. The three-level acceleration type
spiral wave plasma propulsion device is characterized in that an antenna is connected with an RF (
Radio Frequency) power source, the antenna and a
discharge chamber are fixedly arranged in a sleeve, and an
electromagnetic coil is fixedly arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve in a surrounding way; the rear part of the
discharge chamber is provided with a rotating
electric field ion acceleration
system, and the rotating
electric field ion acceleration
system comprises four
graphite electrodes which are uniformly and symmetrically arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the sleeve; the
tail end of the rotating
electric field ion acceleration
system is provided with an electromagnetic spray
pipe ion acceleration system, and the electromagnetic spray
pipe ion acceleration system comprises a conical expanding spray
pipe of which one end is connected with the
tail part of the
discharge chamber, and the
electromagnetic coil. According to the three-level acceleration type spiral
plasma propulsion device disclosed by the invention, the rotating electric field acceleration system is adopted for carrying out secondary acceleration on a plasma, acceleration is further carried out through the electromagnetic spray pipe, and a three-level acceleration effect is formed, thus the thrust is generated by efficiently accelerating ions, the work of a
propulsor under high power can be realized, the reliable performance of high ion ejecting speed and high propulsion capacity can be realized, wide application prospect is obtained, and a high-performance power platform can be provided for future
space technology development.