Propulsion

Propulsion is a mechanical system that generates thrust through the acceleration of a working fluid in accordance with momentum conservation and energy conversion principles.

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Aerospace Engineering

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Air-breathing PropulsionCombustion In Propulsion SystemsElectric PropulsionGas Turbine EnginesHall Effect ThrustersHypersonic PropulsionIgnitionIon PropulsionJet PropulsionLiquid Rocket Engines

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Biofuels (alcohols and biodiesel) applications as fuels for internal combustion engines

Avinash Kumar Ágarwal · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · 2006 · 3.1K citations

Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Chemical Engineering +12

Self-Motile Colloidal Particles: From Directed Propulsion to Random Walk

Jonathan R. Howse, Richard Jones, Anthony J. Ryan et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2007 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Colloid Science +14

Energy-Efficient UAV Communication With Trajectory Optimization

Yong Zeng, Rui Zhang · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications · 2017 · 2.1K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Communication +15

Advanced structural ceramics in aerospace propulsion

Nitin P. Padture · Nature Materials · 2016 · 2K citations

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science +14

Energy Minimization for Wireless Communication With Rotary-Wing UAV

Yong Zeng, Jie Xu, Rui Zhang · IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications · 2019 · 2K citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Communication +17

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Changwei Ji
Beijing University of Technology, China
65 publications · 3.2K citations
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Richard R. Hofer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
76 publications · 3.4K citations
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Shuofeng Wang
Beijing University of Technology, China
59 publications · 2.9K citations
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Yevgeny Raitses
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, United States
54 publications · 3K citations
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Dan M. Goebel
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
78 publications · 3.1K citations
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International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
626 publications · 42.9K citations
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Journal of Propulsion and Power
866 publications · 41.8K citations
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SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series
1.9K publications · 61.8K citations
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Fuel
392 publications · 25K citations
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Energy Conversion and Management
320 publications · 21.9K citations
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See also Propulsion
Core Methods	Electric Propulsion Internal Combustion Engines Solar Sail Dynamics
Variants	Hybrid Propulsion Propulsion Control Podded Propulsion Waterjet Propulsion Diesel-electric Propulsion
Evaluation	Energy Consumption Reliability Exhaust Gas Temperature Specific Fuel Consumption Efficiency Maneuverability
Applications	Propulsion Electric Propulsion Chemical Propulsion Underwater Vehicle Design Bio-inspired Aerial Propulsion Multirotor Configuration Design
Limitations	Thermal Management Energy Storage Nonlinear Dynamics