Research keywords (8):
Rarefied gas dynamics
, Numerical simulation
, Combustion
, Plasma
, Chemical propulsion
, Electric propulsion
, Space propulsion
, Small satellites
Research theme for competitive and other funds (9):
2023 - 2024 Kinetic Simulations of Collisional Plasmas and Multiphase Flows Using Heterogeneous Computational Strategies
2022 - 2023 Kinetic modeling of collisional plasmas for electric propulsion and plasma sheath applications (TG-PHY220010)
2019 - 2022 超小型衛星用多機能推進機の実現
2021 - 2021 Numerical Simulation of the Multiphase Flow in and around the Spacecraft Propulsion system
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Papers (19):
Keita Nishii. Numerical Study of Facility Pressure Effects on Micronozzles for Space Propulsion. AIAA Journal. 2024. 1-10
Keita Nishii, Hiroyuki Koizumi. Temperature measurement on condensed combustion products of magnesium with oxygen and water vapor. Combustion and Flame. 2024. 262. 113362-113362
Masaya MUROHARA, Hiroyuki KOIZUMI, RuCheng ZHANG, Keita NISHII, Kimiya KOMURASAKI. Experimental Study on Combustion of Water Vapor and Aluminum Powder for Chemical Micropropulsion. TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES. 2024. 67. 2. 86-98
Keita Nishii, Deborah A. Levin. Three-Dimensional Kinetic Simulations of Carbon Backsputtering in Vacuum Chambers from Ion Thruster Plumes. Journal of Propulsion and Power. 2024. 40. 1. 123-137
Keita Nishii, Deborah A Levin. Kinetic simulation of ion thruster plume neutralization in a vacuum chamber. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 2023. 32. 11. 115009-115009
安井 颯翼, 手島 瑞貴, 西井 啓太, 各務 聡. 迅速な点火と可変推力を実現するレーザ点火とピントルノズルを利用した小型固体推進機-Small-scale Solid Rocket Motor utilizing Laser Ignition and Pintle Nozzles for Fast Ignition and Variable Thrust. 年会講演会 = JSASS annual meeting. 2024. 55. 4p
神田 智哉, 西井 啓太, 各務 聡. 宇宙機用ハイブリッドロケットにおける燃料中のマグネシウム割合と性能の関係-The relationship between the magnesium ratio in the grain and the performance of a hybrid rocket for spacecraft. 年会講演会 = JSASS annual meeting. 2024. 55. 7p
西井 啓太. 宇宙機用マイクロスラスタにおいて地上試験時に発生する性能低下の定量的な解明-Numerical investigation of test facility effect on gas jet thrusters for space micropropulsion systems. 年会講演会 = JSASS annual meeting. 2024. 55. 7p
NISHII Keita. The Development of the Propulsion System for CubeSats and its Resulting Researches. Aeronautical and Space Sciences Japan. 2023. 71. 2. 31-32
秋山茉莉子, 西井啓太, 小泉宏之, 小紫公也. Acquisition of Input power for Fuel Ignition in a Micropropulsion System using Magnesium and Water. 宇宙科学技術連合講演会講演集(CD-ROM). 2021. 65th
Fundamental Experiments on Metalized Fuel Hybrid Rockets for Spacecraft with Microwave Repetitive Ignition
(Twenty-first International Conference on Flow Dynamics 2024)
2019/08 - Small Satellite Conference Committee Small Satellite Conference 2019, Student Poster Award, Second Place Pre-flight Testing of AQUARIUS: the Water Resistojet Thruster on the SLS EM-1 CubeSat for Deep Space Exploration