PROCEEDINGS OF SECOND SYMPOSIUM ON ADVANCED PROPULSION CONCEPTS SPONSORED BY AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH (ARDC) AND AVCO-EVERETT RESEARCH LABORATORY, A DIVISION OF AVCO CORPORATION, 7-8 OCTOBER 1959, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. (VOLUME 1)
Abstract
Contents: Electrical propulsion concepts The Arc jet Magnetohydrodynamic acceleration of slightly ionized, viscously contained gases A critical evaluation of the ion rocket The colloid rocket: Progress toward a charged liquid-colloid propulsion system Pulsed plasma accelerator Plasma pinch engine - The problem of repeated pinches A comparison of the specific thrust of ion and plasma drive accelerators Ion plasma research Grid electrode ion rockets for low specific impulse missions Problems of magnetic propulsion of plasma High speed shock waves in a magnetic annular shock tube Charged droplet experiment Cesium ion motor research Charged exchange neutralization of ion beams.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 08, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0255830
Entities
People
- A. E. Kunen
- A. J. Gale
- Benjaimin G. Holzman
- G. S. Janes
- Gabriel M. Giannini
- J. H. Childs
- Paul G. Atkinson
- R. C. Hendricks C. D. Jr.
- R. M. Patrick
- R. W. Waniek
- Robert D. Schultz
- S. W. Kash
- T. M. Littman
- Thomas Gold
- Thomas L . Thourson
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research