@inproceedings{bdbfe250728d4e5f8f74b25bdfeb521b,
title = "Comparison of ion thruster plumes generated in the SPPL-1 facility with DSMC simulations using AMR",
abstract = "A novel grid approach called Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) using the Octree method for use within a kinetic Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method (DSMC) and Particle in Cell (PIC) solver is described for an ion thruster application and results are compared with experimental findings. AMR is widely used in simulations characterized by multi-scale properties and serves as a powerful tool in terms of efficiency and flexibility. A single thruster configuration has been studied and it was found that the Charge Exchange (CEX) reactions have a major effect especially on the velocity field. Comparisons were made against experimental results in terms of en- ergy distributions at two different axial locations. Finally, a three dimen- sional, three-thruster case was also simulated to see the effect on the plume and conditions in the domain which is hard to capture in experiments.",
author = "Burak Korkut and Levin, {Deborah A.} and Young, {Jarred A.} and Sedwick, {Raymond J.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.2514/6.2014-0139",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781624102561",
series = "52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014",
publisher = "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.",
booktitle = "52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014",
note = "52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting - AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, SciTech 2014 ; Conference date: 13-01-2014 Through 17-01-2014",
}