Simulated plasma particle paths to evaluate thruster performance.
Electromagnetic field modeling
Simulated thruster exhaust plume
Project abstract from unpublished paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QBdORL-6xuXtsV7Ela6392oU3Q1ye054/view?usp=sharing
Simulation process and methodology
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Electric Propulsion Thruster Simulation
Assisted professor with plasma physics research as part of REU program at Texas A&M University.
Modeled plasma fluid dynamics in electric propulsion thrusters using Python, applying numerical methods and physics modeling.
Independently conducted literature review and self-study in plasma physics and electric propulsion to support simulation development.
Implemented parallel computing techniques, reducing simulation runtime by a factor of 15.
Authored a comprehensive research paper detailing simulation algorithms and results.
Presented methods and results at Texas A&M University Summer Research Symposium.
