A micro-fabricated linear array of electrospray emitters for thruster applications

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1260-1271

  Velásquez García, Luis Fernando ^a   Akinwande, Akintunde Ibitayo ^a   Martínez Sánchez, Manuel ^b  

^a Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical flow control; Electrospray array; Propulsion; Spring deflection system; Tthree dimensional (3 D)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICAL FLOW CONTROL; ELECTRODYNAMIC FLOW; ELECTROSPRAY ARRAY; FLOW RATE; SPRING DEFLECTION SYSTEM;

ELECTRODYNAMICS; FLOW CONTROL; HYDRAULICS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

EID: 33750008480     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2006.879707     Document Type: Article

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