Lunar SmallSat Missions with Chemical-Electrospray Multimode Propulsion
Direct Numerical Simulation of Nonequilibrium Effects on Decaying Isotropic Turbulence
Family of Skeletal Reaction Mechanisms for Methane–Oxygen Combustion in Rocket Propulsion
Analyzing methane–oxygen rocket propellant combinations requires suitable modeling of the major chemical reaction processes. Although
...Effect of Boric Acid on Electronically Controlled Solid Propellants
Numerical Investigation of Gas Models for Retropropulsion Flows for Future Mars Missions
Durability of Passive Thermal Control Materials Exposed to Low-Earth-Orbital Environment
Numerical Investigation of Diffusion Flame in Transonic Flow with Large Pressure Gradient
Responsive Maneuver Planning for Sun-Synchronous Repeating Ground Track Orbits
This paper investigates the suitability of sun-synchronous orbits (SSOs) as an injection location for responsive, maneuverable
...Low-Thrust Resonance Gravity-Assist Trajectory Design for Lunar Missions
Novel Solid Propellants Enabled Through In Situ Martian Perchlorates
With evidence for the native perchlorates existing in the Martian regolith, this paper examines the feasibility and performance of
...Nonequilibrium Heating/Cooling Effects in a Mach Number 10 Hydrogen-Fueled Scramjet
The influence of thermal/chemical nonequilibrium on a hydrogen-fueled
...Multiphysics Modeling for Combustion Instability in Paraffin-Fueled Hybrid Rocket Engines
The use of paraffin-based fuels is a promising approach to a low regression rate in hybrid rocket engines, and the capability to
...Stochastic Equilibrium Analysis to Optimize Solid Propellant Combustion Gas Composition
This paper presents a study on the feasibility of using electric propulsion (EP) for interplanetary transfer in the context of an Earth
...Investigating the Chemical Stability of Electrospray Plumes During Particle Collisions
Effects of Thermal/Chemical Nonequilibrium on a High-Mach Ethylene-Fueled Scramjet
Simulations of Heat and Drag Reduction of Opposing Jet in Hypersonic Flow
Effect of Thermal Nonequilibrium on Captured Mass Flow Rate of Scramjet Inlets
Measurement and Kinetics Prediction of Undiluted Methane–Oxygen Laminar Flame Speeds