DTIC ADA446450: Review of Micro Propulsion Ablative pdf

DTIC ADA446450: Review of Micro Propulsion Ablative

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OUTLINE: * Examples of micro propulsion ablative devices * Fundamentals of ablation * Detailed analysis of specific devices: Micro-Pulsed Plasma Thruster — Micro-Laser Plasma Thruster — Micro-Vacuum Arc Thruster * SUMMARY: * Various microthruster technologies based on ablative mechanism were developed. * Self-consistent modeling approach for ablative micro-thrusters was formulated based on a kinetic ablation model and particle plume simulation. * Most extensive validation of the modeling approach was performed for micro-pulsed plasma thruster. Plasma density, surface temperature, ablation rate, ablation profile were compared with experiment. Optimization criteria were formulated for some devices, such as microPPT

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 6/21/2004
• Year: 2004
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Keidar, Michael, MICHIGAN UNIV ANN ARBOR DEPT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, *ABLATIVE MATERIALS, *SPACE PROPULSION, SYMPOSIA, VACUUM, KNUDSEN NUMBER, MICROPULSATIONS, PLASMA ENGINES, PULSED LASERS, EXHAUST PLUMES, THRUSTERS

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