AE 435
Electric Propulsion

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.


Elements of propulsion as applied to deep space missions; physics of ionized gases; plasmadynamics; electrothermal, electromagnetic, and electrostatic acceleration of gases to high velocity; high-impulse thruster design and performance; the resistojet, arcjet, ion engine, MPD arc, and plasma gun. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: AE 433.