Specific Impulse Optimization

Specific Impulse Optimization is a theoretical and computational framework within propulsion engineering that systematically enhances the efficiency of thrust generation by maximizing specific impulse through precise modulation of propellant chemistry, plasma dynamics, and energy input parameters in nuclear and plasma propulsion systems.

Publications

1.7K

Citations

206

Authors

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Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Nuclear PropulsionPlasma PropulsionPropellant Chemistry

Publications

Development and Characterization of High-Efficiency, High-Specific Impulse Xenon Hall Thrusters

Richard R. Hofer · NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) · 2004 · 136 citations · Full text

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics +14

High-Specific Impulse Hall Thrusters, Part 1: Influence of Current Density and Magnetic Field

Richard R. Hofer, Robert S. Jankovsky, Alec D. Gallimore · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2006 · 114 citations · Full text

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering +17

Microstructure Effects in Aluminized Solid Rocket Propellants

Luigi T. DeLuca, G. Colombo, Filippo Maggi et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 2010 · 111 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Strategies for Pulsed Detonation Engine Performance Optimization

J.‐L. Cambier, Jon K. Tegnér · Journal of Propulsion and Power · 1998 · 93 citations

Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +17

Deep networks as approximators of optimal low-thrust and multi-impulse cost in multitarget missions

Haiyang Li, Shiyu Chen, Dario Izzo et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2019 · 81 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics +16

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Authors

206

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Lorenzo Casalino
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
5 publications · 166 citations
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Guido Colasurdo
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
3 publications · 96 citations
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Monika Auweter‐Kurtz
University of Stuttgart, Germany
3 publications · 55 citations
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Richard R. Hofer
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, United States
3 publications · 274 citations
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Helmut Kurtz
University of Stuttgart, Germany
3 publications · 55 citations
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Journal of Propulsion and Power
11 publications · 490 citations
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA)
Repository · 5 publications · 116 citations
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AIP conference proceedings
3 publications · 35 citations
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Journal of Guidance Control and Dynamics
3 publications · 130 citations
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Acta Astronautica
2 publications · 100 citations
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