Browsing Aeronautics and astronautics by Subject "plasma"
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Characterization of An Exploding Micro-Wire Pulsed Plasma Thruster
Pulsed Plasma Thrusters typically live in the low-range efficiency realm compared to other types of electric propulsion thrusters. In an attempt to explore if any added benefits could be gained from experimenting with a ... -
Development of a 5N-moment Multi-Fluid Plasma Model for D-T Fusion in an Axisymmetric Z Pinch
The thermonuclear fusion process in a D-T Z pinch is investigated by developing the multi-component, deuterium-tritium-helium-electron, model including fusion reactions and interspecies collisions via the WARPXM simulation ... -
Diagnostic Development and Plasma-Material Interaction Studies on the ZaP-HD Device
The ZaP-HD Flow Z-Pinch device was designed to investigate the use of a tri-axial electrode configuration to scale a sheared-flow stabilized Z pinch to high energy density conditions. Decoupling the power used to form the ... -
The Electrodeless Lorentz Force Thruster Experiment
(2010-03)The Electrodeless Lorentz Force (ELF) thruster is a novel type of plasma thruster, which utilizes Rotating Magnetic Field current drive within a diverging magnetic field to form, accelerate, and eject a Field Reversed ... -
Implementation of an unequal path length, heterodyne interferometer on the MOCHI LabJet experiment
The MOCHI LabJet experiment aims to explore the stability of magnetic flux tubes through the medium of laboratory astrophysical plasmas. The boundary conditions of large gravitational bodies, namely accretion disks, are ... -
Modeling collisional processes in plasmas using discontinuous numerical methods
Fluid-based plasma models are typically applied to parameter regimes where a local thermal equilibrium is assumed. The applicability of this regime is valid for many plasmas, however, it is limited to plasma dynamics ... -
Physics, Performance, and Applications of Plasma Aerocapture
The feasibility of magnetoshells for drag-modulated plasma aerocapture (DMPA) is investigated using analytical modeling and a novel demonstration experiment. DMPA proposes to generate drag through interaction of the ...