Parametric study of high energy plasmas for electrothermal-chemical propulsion applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 66-72

  Katulka, Gary L ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillary; Ionized gas; Plasma; Polyethylene; Propulsion; Pulsed power

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA FLOW; POLYETHYLENES; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

CAPILLARY; CHOKED FLOW; ELECTROTHERMAL CHEMICAL PROPULSION; HIGH ENERGY PLASMA; IONIZED GAS; PLASMA MODEL;

PLASMAS;

EID: 0031074146     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.557487     Document Type: Article

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