A numerical and experimental study of a microthruster performance

Proceedings of the Engineering Technology Conference on Energy

Volumn A, Issue , 2001, Pages 33-41

  Choudhuri, Ahsan R ^a   Baird, Benjamin ^a   Gollahalli, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD THRUSTER MODE; MICROPROPULSION TECHNOLOGY; MICROTHRUSTER;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICON WAFERS; VISCOSITY;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0347658865     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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