Microwave-excited microplasma thruster: A numerical and experimental study of the plasma generation and micronozzle flow

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2008, Pages

  Takahashi, Takeshi ^a   Takao, Yoshinori ^a,b   Eriguchi, Koji ^a   Ono, Kouichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b THine Electronics Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC HEATING; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROWAVES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PLASMA DEVICES; PLASMAS;

MICRO NOZZLES; MICRO PLASMAS; MICROWAVE POWERS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PLASMA GENERATION; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; THRUST EFFICIENCY;

PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 53349157042     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/41/19/194005     Document Type: Article

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