Superconducting materials applied to electric propulsion systems

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 671-676

  Bruno, Claudio ^a,b   Casali, Daniele ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Department of Mechanics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOSTATS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC COILS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; GRAPH THEORY; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; SUPERCONDUCTING TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

COPPER COILS; ELECTRIC THRUSTERS; GEOSTATIONARY EARTH ORBIT (GEO); MAGNETOPLASDYNAMIC THRUSTER; VOLUME SCALING;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 4344657158     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.11938     Document Type: Conference Paper

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