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An experimental study of a pulsed electromagnetic plasma accelerator
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Smith Sr., James Cassibry, Jason T. Martin, Adam Eskridge, Richard Thio Sr., Y. C. Francis Markusic, Tom E. Lee, Mike |
| Copyright Year | 2002 |
| Description | Experiments are being performed on the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) pulsed electromagnetic plasma accelerator (PEPA-0). Data produced from the experiments provide an opportunity to further understand the plasma dynamics in these thrusters via detailed computational modeling. The detailed and accurate understanding of the plasma dynamics in these devices holds the key towards extending their capabilities in a number of applications, including their applications as high power (greater than 1 MW) thrusters, and their use for producing high-velocity, uniform plasma jets for experimental purposes. For this study, the 2-D MHD modeling code, MACH2, is used to provide detailed interpretation of the experimental data. At the same time, a 0-D physics model of the plasma initial phase is developed to guide our 2-D modeling studies. |
| File Size | 890049 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20030005444 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5gb72318 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2002-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Plasma Physics Magnetohydrodynamics Plasma Jets Plasma Accelerators Plasmas Physics Plasma Dynamics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
