Investigators have reported existence of electric current in exhaust plumes of rocket engines and have speculated that this current could generate sufficiently high electrostatic potential on vehicles in space to interfere with or damage electronic subsystems or instrumentation; paper identifies source of observed current, calculates its magnitude as function of engine parameters, and demonstrates that rocket plume itself can discharge vehicle in space and prevent buildup of dangerous potentials. (44248)


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    Title :

    Electrostatic potential generated by rockets on vehicles in space


    Additional title:

    IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1968


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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