Uncertainty quantification of a multi-component Hall thruster model at varying facility pressures

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08113v1
• Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025 18:53:51 GMT
• Title: Uncertainty quantification of a multi-component Hall thruster model at varying facility pressures
• Authors: Thomas A. Marks, Joshua D. Eckels, Gabriel E. Mora, Alex A. Gorodetsky,
• Abstract summary: The model is used to simulate two thrusters across a range of background pressures in multiple vacuum test facilities.<n>The model exhibits predictive accuracy to within 10% when evaluated on flow rates and pressures not included in the training data.
• Score: 0.9199659319908021
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Bayesian inference is applied to calibrate and quantify prediction uncertainty in a coupled multi-component Hall thruster model at varying facility background pressures. The model, consisting of a cathode model, discharge model, and plume model, is used to simulate two thrusters across a range of background pressures in multiple vacuum test facilities. The model outputs include thruster performance metrics, one-dimensional plasma properties, and the angular distribution of the current density in the plume. The simulated thrusters include a magnetically shielded thruster, the H9, and an unshielded thruster, the SPT-100. After calibration, the model captures several key performance trends with background pressure, including changes in thrust and upstream shifts in the ion acceleration region. Furthermore, the model exhibits predictive accuracy to within 10\% when evaluated on flow rates and pressures not included in the training data, and the model can predict some performance characteristics across test facilities to within the same range. Evaluated on the same data as prior work [Eckels et al. 2024], the model reduced predictive errors in thrust and discharge current by greater than 50%. An extrapolation to on-orbit performance is performed with an error of 9\%, capturing trends in discharge current but not thrust. Possible extensions and improvements are discussed in the context of using data for predictive Hall thruster modeling across vacuum facilities.

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