Nationality: Italian
Funding entity and Program: PIPF UC3M
PhD Thesis
Kinetic modelling of plasma thruster plumes
Supervisors
Eduardo Ahedo (UC3M) and Mario Merino Martínez (UC3M)
Abstract
The research will be centered around the development of a 2D Particle In Cell code. Albeit the strong challenges linked to the large computational resources necessary, such a code will allow a strong insight in the complex physics of plasma plumes and their interactions with the thruster and spacecraft.
Propulsión por plasma y fusión nuclear: innovando el transporte espacial
Grant number: Y2018/NMT-4750 (PROMETEO-CM)
PhD in Aerospace Engineering UC3M 