DAVID EDWIN KIRTLEY
Pilots at 70 St, Seattle, WA
License number
Washington A5037502
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
745 N 70Th St, Seattle, WA 98103
Professional information
Propulsion Lead At Msnw Llc
Position:
Propulsion Lead at MSNW, Founder at Helion Energy
Location:
Greater Seattle Area
Industry:
Defense & Space
Work:
MSNW
- Redmond, WA since Sep 2008
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Propulsion Lead
Helion Energy
since 2010
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Founder
Air Force Research Laboratory
2001 - Sep 2008
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Research Scientist
University of Michigan Plasmadynamics Laboratory
2003 - Jan 2008
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Graduate Student Researcher
NASA Glenn Research Center
2001 - 2001
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Graduate Intern
Advent Engineering
2000 - 2001
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Fusion Propulsion Research Intern
Red River Engineering
1998 - 1999
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Electrical Engineer
Education:
University of Michigan 2003 - 2008
PhD, Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan 2003 - 2005
MS, Nuclear Engineering University of Michigan 2003 - 2004
MS, Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan 1999 - 2001
BS, Aerospace Engineering
PhD, Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan 2003 - 2005
MS, Nuclear Engineering University of Michigan 2003 - 2004
MS, Aerospace Engineering University of Michigan 1999 - 2001
BS, Aerospace Engineering
Skills:
Physics, Numerical Analysis, Spacecraft, Propulsion, Technical Writing, DoD, Program Management, Modeling, Nuclear, Matlab, Fortran, Electromagnetics, Simulations, Labview, Reactor, Plasma Physics, Space Systems, Mathematica, CFD, Data Analysis, Fluid Dynamics, LaTeX, Optics, Experimentation, Nuclear Engineering
Languages:
Russian, Spanish
Apparatus, Systems And Methods For Establishing Plasma And Using Plasma In A Rotating Magnetic Field
US Patent:
2012003, Feb 9, 2012
Filed:
Aug 9, 2011
Appl. No.:
13/206381
Inventors:
John Thomas Slough - Bellevue WA, US
David Edwin Kirtley - Seattle WA, US
David Edwin Kirtley - Seattle WA, US
Assignee:
MSNW LLC - Redmond WA
International Classification:
F03H 1/00, H05H 1/46
US Classification:
60202, 31511141
Abstract:
Systems and methods establish plasma in a rotating magnetic field. An exemplary embodiment is a plasma thruster that establishes a first transverse magnetic field with respect to a system axis of a plasma propulsion system; establishes a second transverse magnetic field oriented orthogonally to the first transverse magnetic field, wherein the second transverse magnetic field is out of phase with the first transverse magnetic field; and establishes a magnetic field aligned with the system axis using a plurality of magnet elements oriented along the system axis. A plasma containment portion defines an interior region, wherein an interior region of a plasma containment portion accommodates a plasma that is established by a rotating magnetic field component that is cooperatively established by the first transverse magnetic field and the second transverse magnetic field, and wherein the plasma is accelerated out of the plasma containment portion by magnetic forces to generate a propulsion force.