Research on electric field and electric breakdown problems of a micro-colloid thruster

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 134-137

  Xiong, Jijun ^a   Zhou, Zhaoying ^a   Ye, Xiongying ^a   Wang, Xiaohao ^a   Feng, Yanyin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric breakdown; Electric field; Electrode design; MEMS; Micro colloid thruster

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ELECTRODES; PROPELLANTS; SURFACE TENSION;

MICRO-COLLOID THRUSTERS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 0345376773     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2003.07.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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