- Nationality: Spanish
- Funding entity and Program: PIF UC3M
PhD Thesis
Fluid-kinetic models for space plasma thrusters
Supervisors
Eduardo Ahedo Galilea (UC3M) and Adrián Domínguez (UC3M)
Abstract
The work to be developed in this thesis consists on improving the capacities of an existing 2D hybrid-PIC code, HYPHEN, and using it to run numerical simulations of the discharge of the Hall Effect Thruster. The objectives are to characterize the discharge and better understand its physics.
Project participation
EDDA – European Direct-Drive Architecture
EU H2020 Grant number: 870470
Research Stays
Institutions: Imperial College London
Department/Group: Imperial Plasma Propulsion Laboratory
Host: Aaron K. Knoll
Period: from September 2022 to November 2022
PhD in Aerospace Engineering UC3M 