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The electric propulsion interactions code (epic)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Gardner, B. M. Davis, V. A. Mandell, M. J. Mikellides, I. G. Kuharski, R. A. Minor, J. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | Science Applications International Corporation is currently developing the Electric Propulsion Interactions Code, EPIC, as part of a project sponsored by the Space Environments and Effects Program at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Now in its second year of development, EPIC is an interactive computer tool that allows the construction of a 3-D spacecraft model, and the assessment of a variety of interactions between its subsystems and the plume from an electric thruster. These interactions may include erosion of surfaces due to sputtering and re-deposition of sputtered materials, surface heating, torque on the spacecraft, and changes in surface properties due to erosion and deposition. This paper describes the overall capability of EPIC and provides an outline of the physics and algorithms that comprise many of its computational modules. |
| File Size | 749491 |
| Page Count | 19 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040111037 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6256kf4v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Computer Programming And Software Electric Propulsion Torque Algorithms Aerospace Environments Heating Modules Spacecraft Models Three Dimensional Models Deposition Erosion Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
