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Jet-Induced Cratering of a Granular Surface with Application to Lunar Spaceports by Metzger, Philip T, Immer, Christopher D, Donahue, Carly M, Vu, Bruce T, Latta, Robert C, Deyo-Svendsen, Matthew

“…The erosion of lunar soil by rocket exhaust plumes is investigated experimentally. This has identified the diffusion-driven flow in the bulk of the sand as an…”
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Dynamics of a finite liquid oxygen column in a pulsed magnetic field by Youngquist, R.C., Immer, C.D., Lane, J.E., Simpson, J.C.

“…Current technology for pumping liquid oxygen (LOX)-the corrosive, highly explosive, cryogenic fluid used as the oxidizing agent in many space launch…”
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Lagrangian Trajectory Modeling of Lunar Dust Particles by Lane, John E, Metzger, Philip T, Immer, Christopher D, Li, Xiaoyi

“…A mathematical model and software implementation developed to predict trajectories of single lunar dust particles acted on by a high velocity gas flow is…”
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Modification of Roberts' Theory for Rocket Exhaust Plumes Eroding Lunar Soil by Metzger, Philip T, Lane, John E, Immer, Christopher D

“…In: 11th ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference (Earth and Space 2008), Long Beach, CA, USA, March 3-6, 2008 Roberts' model of lunar soil erosion…”
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Empirical Scaling Laws of Rocket Exhaust Cratering by Donohue, Carly M, Metzger, Philip T, Immer, Christopher D

“…In: 56th Intemational Astronautical Congress, October 17-21, 2005, Fukuoka, Japan When launching or landing a spacecraft on the regolith of a terrestrial…”
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ISRU Implications for Lunar and Martian Plume Effects by Metzger, Philip T, Li, Xiaoyi, Immer, Christopher D, Lane, John E

“…In: 47th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including The New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition. 05 January 2009 - 08 January 2009. Orlando, Florida…”
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Scaling of Erosion Rate in Subsonic Jet Experiments and Apollo Lunar Module Landings by Metzger, Philip T, Lane, John E, Immer, Christopher D, Gamsky, Jacob N, Hauslein, Whitney, Li, Xiaoyi, LattaIII, Robert C, Donahue, Carly M

“…12th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments (Earth & Space 2010), March 14-17, 2010,…”
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Cratering of Soil by Impinging Jets of Gas, with Application to Landing Rockets on Planetary Surfaces by Metzger, Philip T, Vu, Bruce T, Taylor, D. E, Kromann, M. J, Fuchs, M, Yutko, B, Dokos, Adam, Immer, Christopher D, Lane, John E, Dunkel, M. B, Donahue, Carly M, LattaIII, Robert C

“…In: 18th Engineering Mechanics Division Conference (EMD2007), Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, June 3-6, 2007 Several physical mechanisms are involved in excavating…”
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Craters Formed in Granular Beds by Impinging Jets of Gas by Metzger, Philip T, LattaIII, Robert C, Schuler, Jason M, Immer, Christopher D

“…Powders and Grains 2009, Proc. 6th Int Conf Micromech Granul Media 1145(1), 767-770 When a jet of gas impinges vertically on a granular bed and forms a crater,…”
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Jet-induced cratering of a granular surface with application to lunar spaceports by Metzger, Philip T, Immer, Christopher D, Donahue, Carly M, Vu, Bruce M, LattaIII, Robert C, Deyo-Svendsen, Matthew

“…J. Aerospace Engineering Vol. 21, No. 1, January 2009, pp. 24-32, The erosion of lunar soil by rocket exhaust plumes is investigated experimentally. This has…”
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