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Propellant Management Assembly (PMA)

  • Purpose: PMA is intended for reducing the propellant high pressure and for supplying the propellant from the storage unit to XFC within the required pressure range.
  • Guaranteed service life (years): 10
  • Estimated production / delivery time (months): 12
  • Flight qualification of the product: Yes
  • Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements: Yes
ParameterValue
Maximum inlet pressure at a temperature of 40 °С190 kgf/cm2
Outlet pressure at propellant flow rate(1.6 - 1.9 ) kgf/cm2
Proof pressure / maximum operating pressure1.5:1
Propellant flow rate at an inlet pressure of 3...190 kgf/cm2(2..35) mg/s
Nominal valve pull-in / drop-out voltage29/10V
Heater supply voltage(10.0 ± 0.4) V
Pressure transducer supply current3...12 mA
Temperature sensor resistance at 0 ⁰С(100.00 ± 0.25) Ohm
Temperature sensor operating current≤ 5 mA
Mass3 kg

PMA is intended for propellant supply to stationary plasma thrusters. It provides an outlet flow rate of not less than 35 mg/s. Propellant - xenon.

Remark

Manufacturing lead time is given without taking into account the time needed to procure materials (4 months) and procured parts and components (6 months).