Two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic simulation of a magnetic sail

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 667-672

  Nishida, Hiroyuki ^a,d   Ogawa, Hiroyuki ^b,e,f   Funaki, Ikkoh ^b,e,f   Fujita, Kazuhisa ^b,f,g   Yamakawa, Hiroshi ^b,e   Nakayama, Yoshinori ^c,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

^d Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (Japan)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^f AIAA   (United States)

^g Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; MAGNETOSPHERE; PLASMAS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

MAGNETIC SAIL; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC; MOMENTUM TRANSFER PROCESS; SOLAR WIND;

MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 33745748295     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15717     Document Type: Conference Paper

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