Effect of propellant temperature on efficiency in the pulsed plasma thruster

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 545-553

  Spanjers, Gregory G ^a,b   Malak, Jamie B ^a   Leiweke, Robert J ^a,b,c,d   Spores, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPORIZATION;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS (PPT);

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0032118223     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5312     Document Type: Article

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