Electrospray performance of microfabricated colloid thruster arrays

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 620-627

  Alexander, Matthew S ^a,c   Stark, John ^a,c   Smith, Katharine L ^a,c   Stevens, Bob ^b,d   Kent, Barry ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d Central Microstructure Facility   (United Kingdom)

^e Applied Physics Group

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; ELECTROSTATICS; ETCHING; NOZZLES; PROPELLANTS; SPRAYING; STAINLESS STEEL;

ELECTROSPRAY PERFORMANCE; ION ETCH TECHNOLOGY; MICROFABRICATED COLLOID THRUSTER ARRAYS;

THRUST REVERSAL;

EID: 33745002515     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.15190     Document Type: Article

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