Advanced performance modeling of experimental laser lightcraft

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1129-1138

  Wang, Ten See ^a   Chen, Yen Sen ^b   Liu, Jiwen ^b   Myrabo, Leik N ^c   Mead Jr , Franklin B ^d  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b Engineering Sciences Inc   (United States)

^c RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; KINETIC THEORY; LASER APPLICATIONS; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA SIMULATION; RAY TRACING;

LASER LIGHTCRAFT; NONEQUILIBRIUM THERMODYNAMICS; PLASMA RADIATION; PLASMA RESONANCE;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 0036866752     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6054     Document Type: Article

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