Experimental evaluation of a micro liquid pulsed plasma thruster concept

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 268-278

  Simon, Daniel ^a,b,c   Land, H Bruce ^a,b,c   Emhoff, Jerold ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Research and Technology Development Center   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAPACITORS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER;

IMPULSE BIT MEASUREMENTS; PLASMA THRUSTER; PULSED PLASMA THRUSTER (PPT);

ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

EID: 34249003929     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-4330     Document Type: Conference Paper

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