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Microthrusters based on the T5 and T6 hollow cathodes
Small spacecraft with limited on-board resources would benefit greatly from the development of a low power, low cost microthruster able to offer propellant savings over conventional alternatives and enable higher energy missions. Such a thruster would also be beneficial in the development of …
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Simulation of Flowing Plasma Discharges With Applications to Lasers, Fuel Cells, and Microthrusters
Small satellites (few kg) require muN - mNs thrust for station keeping with nominal power requirements (few Watts). MDs deposit power to flowing Ar (at 10s Torr), and the incremental velocity, gas temperature, and thrust are studied. Due to the large surface-to-volume ratio and low Reynolds number, …
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Microthruster Experimental Analysis
… measure the thrust efficiency of conical shaped microthrusters with varying divergence half angles. The experimental apparatus measured the thrust of micronozzles for various feed pressures in vacuum (to duplicate in space operation) as well as ambient. Calibration experiments confirmed the force …