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Abstract:
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.
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Briefing charts |
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31 |
| Report Date: |
21 JUN 2004 |
| Contract Number: |
F496200210084 |
| Report Number: |
A054644 |
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