A characteristic velocity for gas-fed PPT performance scaling

Keyphrases

• Analytical Model 20%
• Argon 20%
• Capacitance 20%
• Characteristic Velocity 100%
• Coaxial Electrode 20%
• Discharge Current 40%
• Electrode Geometry 20%
• Electromagnetic Accelerator 20%
• Energy Ratio 20%
• Exhaust Velocity 40%
• Impulse Bit 20%
• Inductance per Unit Length 20%
• Inductance Ratio 20%
• Operating Conditions 20%
• Parallel Electrode 20%
• Performance Measures 20%
• Performance Scale 100%
• Propellant 20%
• Pulse Rate 20%
• Pulsed Plasma Thruster 20%
• Scaling Relations 40%
• Square Root 20%

Engineering

• Analytical Model 25%
• Characteristic Velocity 100%
• Electrode Geometry 25%
• Energy Ratio 25%
• Exhaust Velocity 50%
• Good Agreement 25%
• Length Unit 25%
• Measured Data 25%
• Parallel Plate 25%
• Pulsed Plasma Thrusters 25%
• Single Curve 25%
• Square Root 25%