An Open-source Solver to Model the Catalytic Decomposition of Monopropellants for Space Thrusters

This paper presents a solver for the CFD (computational fluid dynamics) modeling of catalytic chambers in monopropellant thrusters based on the open-source OpenFOAM® (Open Field Operation and Manipulation) framework. A model was formulated and used to simulate the physical and thermochemical process...

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Main Authors: Jenny Robledo Asencio, Roman Ivanovitch Savonov, Rodrigo Intini Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE) 2020-03-01
Series:Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management
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Online Access:https://www.jatm.com.br/jatm/article/view/1111