Hybrid (particle-fluid) modeling of pulsed plasma thruster plumes

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 945-958

  Gatsonis, N A ^a   Yin, X ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; INTEGRATION; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLASMA COLLISION PROCESSES; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS (PPT);

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0035442592     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5838     Document Type: Article

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