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Method and Apparatus for Pressure Pulse Arcjet StartingThe invention disclosed is directed to a method and apparatus for an arcjet starter. The invention discloses a method of moving an arc from the subsonic region of the thruster to the supersonic region by introducing a pressurized propellant into the casuty of the anode.
Document ID
19990104275
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Sankovic, John M.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Curran, Francis M.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
August 10, 1999
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-236855
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-906550
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-626742
Patent Number: NASA-Case-LEW-15665-3
Patent Number: US-Patent-5,934,068
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-LEW-15665-3|US-Patent-5,934,068
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-236855|US-Patent-Appl-SN-906550|US-Patent-Appl-SN-626742
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