Physics of Electric Propulsion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486450407)

Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text systematically develops the concepts of electrical acceleration of gases for propulsion. Starting with primary physical principles and concluding with realistic space thruster designs, it surveys aspects of electricity, magnetism, and ionized gas mechanics underlying physical mechanisms of gas acceleration. 1968 edition.

Author: Robert G. Jahn
ISBN-10: 0486450406
ISBN-13: 9780486450407
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2006
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.50h x 6.72w x 0.72d