The “Toroidal Counterelectrode” for ion propulsion is the latest invention for the group led by Fiz. Dr. Marius Chirita. Next to him is Prof. Dr. Adrian Ieta, Drd. Virgil Rotaru, Ph.D. Petru Marghitas, Ph.D. Mircea Nicolaescu. The invention that allows the propulsion forces of the rotating ion engine to be multiplied by about 8 times, fundamentally changes the opinion that flight with ion engines in the terrestrial atmosphere would be impossible.
The new product of INCEMC Timisoara was successfully tested and the data was sent for patenting both to OSIM and in the United States of America. The scientific data have been sent for publication and can be downloaded from: https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-1918832/latest with the “Full text” option.
“At the moment, the strengths obtained at INCEMC Timisoara significantly exceed those reported in the specialized literature, including those of the most famous universities in the world, we practically surpassed them all for a limited period of time”, says Dr. Marius Chirita. Also, for the first time, one of the two flight conditions (set by NASA in 2009 for the force density (23.5 N/m2 obtained, compared to the imposed 20 N/m2) was exceeded).
This proves for the first time, unequivocally, that applications related to flight in the terrestrial atmosphere and beyond are possible.
We remind you that, two years ago, Fiz. Dr. Marius Chirita and Prof. Dr. Fiz. Adrian Ieta from Suny Oswego University, USA demonstrated, for the first time, that a propeller modified and inserted into a cylindrical counter electrode can generate enough propulsion force to rise and fly in the air, under normal atmospheric conditions. They built for the first time the rotary ion engine, “Rotary Ion Engine” (RIE) with cylindrical counter electrode.
The motor has no thermal, magnetic or sound signature! The invention was rewarded with two gold medals, at Euroinvent 2021 and Euroinvent 2022 respectively (in 2022, the ion engine with counter-rotating propellers was awarded).
Being asked what he prepares for the future, Dr. Marius Chirita (photo, left) tells us that he has designed and intends to patent a new revolutionary type of engine, which also has its own lucky story.
He currently works alongside his friend and collaborator, Univ. prof. Dr. Adrian (photo, right) Ieta when testing the capabilities of the rotary ion engine in different extreme operating conditions. (I.P.)
