Microdischarges for use as microthrusters: Modelling and scaling

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Arakoni, Ramesh A ^a,d   Ewing, J J ^b   Kushner, Mark J ^c  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b Ewing Technology Associates   (United States)

^c Iowa State University   (United States)

^d INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; GAS DYNAMICS; GAS HEATING; NOZZLES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

MICRONEWTONS; MICROTHRUSTERS; TORR BACK PRESSURE;

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES;

EID: 43049107213     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/10/105208     Document Type: Article

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