Quasi-steady magnetoplasmadynamic thruster performance database

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 967-976

  Choueiri, E Y ^a   Ziemer, J K ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETERS; MAGNETOPLASMA; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROXIMITY SENSORS;

MAGNETOPLASMADYNAMIC THRUSTERS (MPDT);

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0035443481     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5857     Document Type: Article

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