Modeling of ablation-fed pulsed plasma thrusters

31st Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1995, Pages

  Turchi, P J ^a   Mikellides, P G ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLASMA DEVICES; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

IDEALIZED MODELS; MAGNETIC REYNOLDS NUMBER; MODELING TECHNIQUE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLASMA PROPERTIES; PROVIDE GUIDANCES; STATIONARY OPERATIONS; STORED ELECTRICAL ENERGIES;

PULSED PLASMA THRUSTERS;

EID: 84964490236     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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