Heat flux estimation of a plasma rocket helicon source by solution of the inverse heat conduction problem

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 52, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 2343-2357

  Mulcahy, James M ^a   Browne, David J ^a   Stanton, Kenneth T ^a   Chang Diaz, Franklin R ^b   Cassady, Leonard D ^b   Berisford, Daniel F ^c   Bengtson, Roger D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Ad Astra Rocket Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat flux estimation; Helicon plasma source; Inverse problem; Regularization; Steepest descent method; VASIMR

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ESTIMATION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HELICONS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA SOURCES; PLASMAS; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WASTE HEAT;

HEAT FLUX ESTIMATION; HELICON PLASMA SOURCE; INVERSE PROBLEM; REGULARIZATION; STEEPEST DESCENT METHOD; VASIMR;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 59849092032     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2008.10.031     Document Type: Article

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