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3D Printing of Components for the Gas-Discharge Chamber of Electric Rocket Engines

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A technology is developed for 3D printing of the large-diameter gas-discharge chambers of electric rocket engines. The material employed is a ceramic composite based on silicon nitride.

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The work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project no. 18-29-18083/18.

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    V. A. Pogodin, L. N. Rabinskii & S. A. Sitnikov

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Pogodin, V.A., Rabinskii, L.N. & Sitnikov, S.A. 3D Printing of Components for the Gas-Discharge Chamber of Electric Rocket Engines. Russ. Engin. Res. 39, 797–799 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X19090156

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