Effects of Contamination and Cleaning on Parachute Structural Textile Elements

Abstract: Throughout their lifecycle, parachute textiles come into contact with various other substances. This contact may…

Atmospheric Mining in the Outer Solar System: Outer Planet Orbital Transfer and Lander Analyses

Abstract: High energy propellants for human lunar missions are analyzed, focusing on very advanced ozone and…

500 C Electronic Packaging and Dielectric Materials for High Temperature Applications

Abstract: High-temperature environment operable sensors and electronics are required for exploring the inner solar planets and…

Alternative Bio-Derived JP-8 Class Fuel and JP-8 Fuel: Flame Tube Combustor Test Results Compared using a GE TAPS Injector Configuration

Abstract: This paper presents results from tests in a NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) flame tube…

CFD-Based Design of a Filming Injector for N+3 Combustors

Abstract: An effort was undertaken to perform CFD analysis of fluid flow in Lean-Direct Injection (LDI)…

On High-Order Space-Time Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

Abstract: High-order space-time methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics are studied. Both explicit and implicit schemes will…

Performance, Facility Pressure Effects, and Stability Characterization Tests of NASA’s Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding Thruster

Abstract: NASAs Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding (HERMeS) 12.5 kW Technology Demonstration Unit-1 (TDU-1) Hall…

Wear Testing of the HERMeS Thruster

Abstract: The Hall-Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding (HERMeS) thruster is being developed and tested at NASA…

CME Flux Rope and Shock Identifications and Locations: Comparison of White Light Data, Graduated Cylindrical Shell Model, and MHD Simulations

Abstract: Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are major transient phenomena in the solar corona that are observed…

Hall Thruster Thermal Modeling and Test Data Correlation

Abstract: HERMeS - Hall Effect Rocket with Magnetic Shielding. Developed through a joint effort by NASA/GRC…