TRINOS

  • Purpose: Specialized for testing vacuum arc thrusters under simulated space conditions.
  • Location: VAKULA laboratory on the UniBw M main campus.
  • Key dimensions:
    • Total volume: 0.243 m3
    • Diameter: 0.5 m
    • Lenght: 1 m
  • TrinosPumping system of the Trinos has two stages as follow:
    • Fore-Vacuum Stage:
      • Pump: Pfeiffer DUO 25M (VP)
      • Pumping Speed: 25 m3/h
      • Pressure range: 1x103 to 1x10-2 mbar
    • High Vacuum Stage:
      • Pump: Pfeiffer HiPace 700(TMP)
      • Pumping speed: 685 l/s
      • Pressure range: 1x100 to 1x10-6 mbar

Trinos pumping system

  • Features:
    • Heating jacket (up to 60 C).
    • Thrust measurement system by FOTEC (up to 1mN)
    • Designed specifically to test pulsed thrusters.

Trinos features