Three-Dimensional Modeling and Analysis of Magnetoplasmadynamic Acceleration
abstract: The Magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster is an electromagnetic thruster that produces a higher specific impulse than conventional chemical rockets and greater thrust densities than electrostatic thrusters, but the well-known operational limit---referred to as ``onset"---imposes a sever...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9301 |