Patent ID: 11859599
Assignee: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. A vacuum arc thruster with multi-layer insulation comprising:
a housing defining a central axis and including an inner peripheral wall and an electric discharging room enclosed by said inner peripheral wall;
an anode unit disposed in said electric discharging room;
a cathode unit disposed in said electric discharging room and spaced apart from said anode unit; and
an insulator disposed in said electric discharging room and located between said anode unit and said cathode unit, wherein said insulator includes a plurality of fuel layers disposed in said electric discharging room and an insulating layer disposed between every two adjacent fuel layers, said plurality of fuel layers being made of a material different from a material of each said insulating layer disposed between every two adjacent fuel layers.