Fundamental researches on laser powered propulsion

33rd Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Komurasaki, Kimiya ^a   Arakawa, Yoshihiro ^a   Hosoda, Satoshi ^a   Katsurayama, Hiroshi ^a   Mori, Koichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS;

AIR BREATHING PROPULSIONS; CFD SIMULATIONS; CYCLE ANALYSIS; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; LASER PROPULSION; PLASMA EXPANSION; THRUST CHAMBER; UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO;

PROPULSION;

EID: 85087193436     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-2200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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