Propulsion Systems

  1. Electric and Advanced Propulsion
    1. Electric Propulsion Fundamentals
      1. Basic Principles
        1. Power Requirements
          1. Thrust Levels
            1. Efficiency Considerations
            2. Electrothermal Propulsion
              1. Resistojets
                1. Heating Mechanisms
                  1. Propellant Selection
                    1. Performance Characteristics
                    2. Arcjets
                      1. Arc Discharge Process
                        1. Electrode Design
                          1. Thermal Management
                        2. Electrostatic Propulsion
                          1. Ion Thrusters
                            1. Ionization Process
                              1. Acceleration Grids
                                1. Neutralization
                                  1. Propellant Systems
                                  2. Hall Effect Thrusters
                                    1. Magnetic Field Configuration
                                      1. Plasma Acceleration
                                        1. Cathode Systems
                                          1. Performance Optimization
                                        2. Electromagnetic Propulsion
                                          1. Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters
                                            1. Lorentz Force Acceleration
                                              1. Electrode Configuration
                                                1. Power Requirements
                                                2. Pulsed Plasma Thrusters
                                                  1. Capacitive Discharge
                                                    1. Ablative Propellant
                                                      1. Pulse Characteristics
                                                    2. Nuclear Propulsion
                                                      1. Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
                                                        1. Reactor Design
                                                          1. Propellant Heating
                                                            1. Safety Systems
                                                              1. Shielding Requirements
                                                              2. Nuclear Electric Propulsion
                                                                1. Power Conversion
                                                                  1. Electric Thruster Integration
                                                                    1. System Architecture
                                                                  2. Exotic Propulsion Concepts
                                                                    1. Solar Sails
                                                                      1. Radiation Pressure
                                                                        1. Sail Materials
                                                                          1. Attitude Control
                                                                          2. Laser Propulsion
                                                                            1. Photon Momentum Transfer
                                                                              1. Beam Focusing
                                                                                1. Propellant Interaction

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