Emission Characteristics of Passively Fed Electrospray Microthrusters with Propellant Reservoirs

The characterization of a miniaturized ionic liquid electrospray thruster for nanosatellite applications is presented. The thruster investigated features an emitter array of 480 emitter tips per square centimeter and a 1  cm[superscript 3] propellant tank with an entirely passive propellant supply;...

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Main Authors: Thomas, Robert, Haag, Thomas, Krejci, David, Mier Hicks, Fernando, Lozano, Paulo C
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108538
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-8951
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1648-0902
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-3227