Hydrogen and helium leak rates from micromachined orifices

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 457-464

  Lee, I D ^a,b   Smith, O I ^a   Karagozian, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Safety and Mission Assurance Manager Space Systems Loral   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUELS; HELIUM; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; MICROMACHINING; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; SILICON WAFERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

MICROORIFICES;

ORIFICES;

EID: 0037347928     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1967     Document Type: Article

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