Al-water fed chemically augmented DC arcjet characteristics

• Main Authors: Yanagida, Naoto, Horisawa, Hideyuki
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60098/; http://dx.doi.org/ 10.2514/6.2014-3504
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

In this study, development of Al-water fed arcjet was conducted, in which water and aluminum were fed to the thruster as the propellant. Numerical investigations based on chemical equilibrium calculations were conducted to understand the details of combustion reactions and products of the electrical...