Review of closed drift thruster neutral flow dynamics

Operation of closed drift thruster (CDT) relies mainly on neutral gas, whose trajectory and distribution in the flow field have a significant influence performance. Neutral dynamics (NFD), also known as gas thruster, has received increased attention from researchers over past century, drawing to its CDT. This article will therefore review most recent research NFD At outset review, we provide quick overview how CDT works performance, focusing effect CDT’s discharge characteristics oscillations. The distributor channel layout performance is highlighted major portion article. Following that, an typical detection techniques. Additional sub-categories work are provided outside main portion, including usual temperatures, uniformity, types.