- Nationality: Spanish
PhD Thesis
Diagnostics for time-varying exhaust reconstruction applied to a low-power Pulsed Plasma Thruster: Thruster design, development, and characterization
Date of Defense: 31 July 2025
Supervisors
Eduardo Ahedo (UC3M), Mario Merino Martínez (UC3M) and Jaume Navarro Cavallé (UC3M)
Abstract
The current numerical and experimental work spans over the study of a micro Ablative Pulsed Plasma Thruster. A MHD code and a self-contained thruster are being developed from scratch, to provide insight about the discharge process along all its stages, in both terms, physical and about performance.
MARTINLARA – Millimeter wave Array at Room Temperature for INstruments in LEO Altitude Radio Astronomy
Comunidad de Madrid and European Comission – European structural and investment funds
Research Stays
Institutions: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Department/Group: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science: ISAS
Host: Ryudo Tsukizaki
Period: from September 2022 to November 2022
PhD in Aerospace Engineering UC3M 