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Q.2)
Computation of all values has been performed using MS-Excel. Only the calculation of Mach number is performed using
Hand Calculations.
Hand Calculation of Mach Number is shown below :

Plots:

F VS TW
1.20
1.00
0.80
0.60

0.40
0.20
0.00
0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

Fig1. The Thrust as a function of wall temperature

6
5
4
0.1g/s
3

0.2g/s
0.3g/s

2
1
0
0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Fig2. Po as a function of discharge current I for various mass flow rates at max Tw

3
2.5
2
0.1g/s
1.5

0.2g/s
0.3g/s

1
0.5
0
0

50

100

150

Figure3: The Thrust as function of current I for various mass flow rates at max Tw

1800
1600
1400
1200
1000

0.1g/s

800

0.2g/s

600

0.3g/s

400
200
0
0

50

100

150

Figure4. ISP as a function of current for various flow rates at max Tw.