Particle simulations of helium microthruster flows

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 271-277

  Boyd, Iain D ^a,d   Jafry, Yusuf ^b   Beukel, Jeff Vanden ^c  

^a ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DRAG; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLUID MECHANICS; HELIUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NOZZLES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL PLUMES;

DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO METHOD; HELIUM MICROTHRUSTER FLOWS; KNUDSEN NUMBER; MACH NUMBER; MASS FLOW RATE; NOZZLE THROAT; PARTICLE SIMULATION;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0028401298     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26433     Document Type: Article

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