The increasing number of small satellites has resulted in greater consideration of electric
propulsion (EP) as potential thruster systems. Of these, ablative pulsed plasma thrusters …

In the past several decades, the use of electric propulsion in spacecraft has experienced
tremendous growth. With the increasing adoption of small satellites in the kilogram range …

Pulsed plasma thrusters (PPTs) are a form of electric spacecraft propulsion. They have an
extremely simple structure and are highly suitable for nano/micro-spacecraft with weights in …

The discharge properties of the plasma bulk flow near the surface of heated compound-
materials strongly affects the kinetic layer parameters modeled and manifested in the …

Wall ablation is a critical physical process in the capillary plasma generator for
electrothermal-chemical (ETC) guns, and its characteristics directly determine the …

Polyoxymethylene (POM) decomposes gradually as it is heated up by the irradiation of
CO_2 laser; the long-chain molecules of POM are broken into short chains, which leads to …

The properties of kinetic ablation models are considered in this paper. The widely used
kinetic ablation model (model-K) only considers monatomic vapor. A revised model (model …

THE first analytical model of the Knudsen layer at an ablating surface was introduced by
Hertz [1] and Knudsen [2]. It assumes no collisions in the Knudsen layer, no heat transfer in …

THE role of space-based systems for both commercial and government customers continues
to evolve, continually providing new requirements for the development of satellite propulsion …

Este trabajo propone un modelo electromecánico no estacionario para simular el
comportamiento de propulsores de plasma pulsantes ablativos, con el objetivo de …