Electrolyzer power requirements for oxidizer production on mars

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1062-1068

  Iacomini, Christine Schroeder ^a,b,c   Sridhar, K R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b 231 MAE A Building   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; OXIDATION; PROPELLANTS;

ELECTROLYZERS; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; SOLID OXIDES;

ELECTROLYSIS;

EID: 29144508660     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11029     Document Type: Article

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