Fig 1.
Satellite thruster plume flow behavior in a vacuum space [1].
(A) Complex plume flow regimes. (B) Thruster plume influence on the satellite.
Table 1.
Chemical equilibrium reaction result of MMH-NTO propellant.
Fig 2.
Continuum flow results inside the thruster using N-S equations.
(A) Temperature [K]. (B) Mach number. (C) Density [kg/m3].
Fig 3.
Exhaust plume flow properties at the thruster nozzle exit plane.
Fig 4.
Calculation grid of GEO satellite.
Table 2.
Gas properties for VHS model (Reference temperature: 273 K) [4].
Fig 5.
DSMC analysis results of overall plume gas flow behaviors.
(A) Number density [m-3]. (B) Overall Temperature [K].
Fig 6.
Surface distribution of exhaust plume gas flow [m-2·s].
(A) Overall gas mixture. (B) H2 species. (C) N2 species.
Fig 7.
Surface heat flux distribution of exhaust plume gas flow [W/m2].
Table 3.
Predictions of disturbance force and torque values on the solar array.
Fig 8.
Plume behavior comparison of single and multi-species gas in the main stream zone.
(A) Density [kg/m3]. (B) Overall Temperature [K].
Fig 9.
Plume behavior comparison of single and multi-species gas in the backflow stream zone.
(A) Density [kg/m3]. (B) Overall Temperature [K].