Fundamental Studies of the Near-Electrode Regions in Arcjet Thrusters.

Abstract

A study of the electrode regions and arc electrode interaction in arc jet thrusters is presented. The investigation was performed by optical diagnostics including imaging, emission and laser induced fluorescence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 31, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302609

Entities

People

  • Mark Cappelli

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Argon Lasers
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electric Propulsion
  • Energy Transfer
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Line Of Sight
  • Measurement
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster