1. COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Open Access Author: DeForce Jr. , Christopher Allen Title: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF AN 8-GHz MICROWAVE ELECTROTHERMAL THRUSTER Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: microwave electrothermal thrusterMETcomputational modelingCOMSOLChris DeForceelectromagneticsfluid mechanicsplasmaelectric propulsiondeforce File: Download MS_Thesis_Chris_DeForce.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMichael Matthew Micci, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia Open Access Author: Clemens, Daniel E Title: Performance Evaluation of the Microwave Electrothermal Thruster Using Nitrogen, Simulated Hydrazine, and Ammonia Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: plasmathrust measurementselectric fieldnumerical modelinganalytical modeling File: Download Clemens-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Committee Chair/Co-ChairSven G Bilen, Committee MemberRobert Graham Melton, Committee MemberDavid Spencer, Committee Member
3. Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch Open Access Author: Hammond, Peter J Title: Characterization and Gas Temperature Measurements of a Waveguide-based Microwave Plasma Torch Graduate Program: Aerospace Engineering Keywords: Microwaveplasmatorch File: Download PHammond_-_Dissertation__Final_.pdf Committee Members: Michael Matthew Micci, Dissertation Advisor/Co-AdvisorSven G Bilen, Committee MemberDr Deborah A Levin, Committee MemberVictor P Pasko, Committee Member