Laser thruster can improve the efficiency of laser orbital transfer vehicle (LOTV) in terms of energy and propellant mass. It is shown that by controlling specific energy according to the thruster operating condition, improvement of more than 60% is possible. Experimental investigation shows that those conditions necessary for the improvement is achievable by using liquid propellant.


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    Title :

    Characterization of liquid propellant for improved LOTV mission


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    BEAMED ENERGY PROPULSION: First International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion ; 2002 ; Huntsville, Alabama (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 664 , 1 ; 214-222


    Publication date :

    2003-05-14


    Size :

    9 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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