Performance analysis of microthrusters based on coupled thermal-fluid modeling and simulation

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Alexeenko, A A ^a,c   Levin, D A ^a,c   Fedosov, D A ^a,c   Gimelshein, S F ^a,c   Collins, R J ^b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS METERS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

GAS CONSTANT; MASS FLOW RATE; MICROPROPULSION; MICROTHRUSTERS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 12744262949     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5354     Document Type: Article

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