Microwave electrothermal thruster performance in helium gas

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 136-144

  Whitehair, S ^a   Asmussen, J ^a   Nakanishi, S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANALEX CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER; MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0023306657     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.22965     Document Type: Article

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