cislunar explorers

thrust characterization

2021   ·   thermal-fluid-modeling,   ansys-fluent,   circuit   design   ·   research

Overview

As part of the Attitude Control System (ACS) subteam on Cislunar Explorers, I worked on modeling and experimentally characterizing a CO₂-based propulsion system. The goal was to understand both the thermal behavior of the gas flow and the force output of the thruster to estimate reorientation capability.