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TSB. Development of a modelling tool for performance optimization in pulsed plasma thruster

Staff

Lead researchers

Emeritus Professor Alun Vaughan

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Email: asv@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Igor Golosnoy

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Research interests include numerical modelling of various coupled electrical, thermal and mechanical phenomena with emphasis on free and moving boundaries problems: gaseous discharges and arcs; electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, e.g. Pulsed Plasma Thrusters, Gridded Ion Engines, Hollow Cathodes; lightning strikes damage in aircrafts and wind turbines; eddy currents in electrical machines; oil and dust migrations in transformers; gas flow and heat exchange in fibre network materials; heat transfer, sintering and residual stresses in various coatings; transient liquid phase bonding technique; plastic deformation of multilayer materials and structures; laser drilling and surface modification of metals and composites.
Connect with Igor

Email: I.Golosnoy@soton.ac.uk

Professor Stephen Gabriel

Professor of Aero And Astro
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Email: sbg2@soton.ac.uk

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Research outputs