Plume influence analysis of small bipropellant thruster on solar array of GEO satellite.

An exhaust plume gas flow from a bipropellant thruster has been recognized as a potential source of a load, heat, and contamination on the exposed satellite components which can especially degrade the optical properties and performance of solar panel. Therefore, accurate predictions of a bipropellan...

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Main Author: Kyun Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6122786?pdf=render