Scaling of thrust in self-field magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 744-753

  Choueiri, Edgar ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Elec Propuls Plasma Dynam Lab   (United States)

^c Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

^d Department of Astrophysical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION; GAS DYNAMICS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETOPLASMA; PLASMA ACCELERATORS; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; SPACE RESEARCH;

MAECKER FORMULA; MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC THRUSTERS (MPDT);

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0032164844     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5337     Document Type: Article

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