Investigation on the ignition of a MEMS solid propellant microthruster before propellant combustion

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 322-332

  Zhang, Kaili ^a   Chou, Siaw Kiang ^a   Ang, Simon Sa ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b 3202 Bell Engineering Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IGNITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THIN FILMS;

IGNITION PROCESS; MICROSPACECRAFTS; PROPELLANT COMBUSTION; PROPELLANT MICROTHRUSTERS;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 34249048949     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/17/2/019     Document Type: Article

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