Comparison of simulated magnetoplasmadynamic thruster flowfields to experimental measurements

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 129-138

  Sankaran, K ^a,b   Choueiri, E Y ^a,c,d   Jardin, S C ^a,e,f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

^c Elec Propuls Plasma Dynam Lab

^d MAE Department

^e PRINCETON PLASMA PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Astrophysical Sciences Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT DENSITY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IONIZATION; MAGNETIZATION; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PLASMA FLOW; SPECIFIC HEAT; TENSORS;

ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; IONIZATION FRACTION; MOMENTUM DENSITY; OHMIC HEATING;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 12744279441     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.5340     Document Type: Article

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