TY - GEN
T1 - Numerical simulations of the pulsed inductive thruster
AU - Mikellides, Pavlos
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Numerical modeling of the Pulsed Inductive Thruster exercising the magnetohydrodynamic code, MACH2 aims to provide bilateral validation of the thruster's measured performance and the code's capability of capturing the pertinent physical processes. Computed impulse values demonstrate excellent correlation to the experimental data for a range of energy levels and helium propellant-mass values. The effects of the vacuum tank wall and mass-injection scheme were investigated to show trivial changes in the overall performance.
AB - Numerical modeling of the Pulsed Inductive Thruster exercising the magnetohydrodynamic code, MACH2 aims to provide bilateral validation of the thruster's measured performance and the code's capability of capturing the pertinent physical processes. Computed impulse values demonstrate excellent correlation to the experimental data for a range of energy levels and helium propellant-mass values. The effects of the vacuum tank wall and mass-injection scheme were investigated to show trivial changes in the overall performance.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84896812388
SN - 9781624101151
T3 - 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
BT - 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit
T2 - 38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit 2002
Y2 - 7 July 2002 through 10 July 2002
ER -