TY - GEN
T1 - Development and preliminary testing of an electrolytic ignition microthruster for space propulsion
AU - Wu, Ming Hsun
AU - Yetter, Richard A.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A liquid monopropellant microthruster utilizing electrolysis for ignition was designed and fabricated using low temperature co-fired ceramic tape technology. The volume of the thruster combustion chamber was 0.82 mm3. The microthruster had integrated silver electrodes to enable ignition of hydroxylammonium nitrate based liquid monopropellants by electrolytic decomposition. Energy input as small as 1.9 J produced high temperature ignition, and ignition delay times as short as 224.5 ms were achieved. A thrust output of approximately 200 mN was measured with a voltage input of 45 V.
AB - A liquid monopropellant microthruster utilizing electrolysis for ignition was designed and fabricated using low temperature co-fired ceramic tape technology. The volume of the thruster combustion chamber was 0.82 mm3. The microthruster had integrated silver electrodes to enable ignition of hydroxylammonium nitrate based liquid monopropellants by electrolytic decomposition. Energy input as small as 1.9 J produced high temperature ignition, and ignition delay times as short as 224.5 ms were achieved. A thrust output of approximately 200 mN was measured with a voltage input of 45 V.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84946567981
T3 - Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007 "Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion"
SP - 246
EP - 249
BT - Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007 "Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion"
PB - Combustion Institute
T2 - Fall Technical Meeting of the Eastern States Section of the Combustion Institute 2007: Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion
Y2 - 21 October 2007 through 24 October 2007
ER -