Computational Plasma Dynamics Laboratory

Microthruster

http://cpdl.kettering.edu

u
v
+
+
= 0
t
x
y

Mass

Substrate
Ceramic

u u j
ui
ui P
+uj
+
. i +
=0
x j xi
t
xj xi

Momentum

Seal

2
2
2
2
DT DP T T u
v v u 2 u v
Cp

k
2
+ 2 + + + =0
Dt Dt x x y y x
y x y 3 x y

Energy
Courtesy
JPL

Courtesy
Rossi et al.
(2000)

Solid Propellant

45 0
U V el ocity (No-sl ip)
U V el ocity (S li p)

40 0
35 0

Ve loc ity (m/s)

30 0

Wall Slip u gas u wall = 2 s V l u + 3

25 0
20 0

sV

y w

2 s
s T

15 0

Temp Jump

10 0

T gas T wall

50
0

u-no-slip , x = 0.001m
u-slip , x = 0.001m
u-no-slip , x = 0.004 m
u-slip , x = 0.004 m
u-no-slip , x = 0.007 m
u-slip , x =0.007 m

400
350

0 . 0 02

0 .0 0 4

0 . 0 06

4 ?T gas x

2? l
? + 1 Pr

0 .0 0 8

X (m )

Mach Number

Knudsen Number

0.004

0. 004

0.000 14
0.0 6

33 0

300

0.00040

32 0

U Velocit y(m /s)

250

0.003

0. 003
0. 18
0 .18

200

y (m)

31 0

30 0

150

0.0 0067

0.3 0
0. 24

0 .6 5

0. 002
0 .4 1

y (m)

U velocity (m/s)

0.1 5

0. 41

0 .8 3

0.00067

0.002

0.0017 4

0.00174

0.00227

0.00147

0 .5 3

29 0

0.00 067
0 .0 01 7

100

0. 00 18

0 .0 01 9

0 .0 02

0.0 02 1

0 .00 22

y (m)

0.1 2

0. 001

0.001

0 .1 5

0.0004 0

50

0.00014

0.0 6

0
0

0.001

0.002

y (m)

0.003

0.004

0
0

0 .00 2

0.0 04

x (m)

0 .006

0.0 08

0.002

0.004

x (m)

0.006

0.008