Voltage-modulated flow rate for precise thrust control in colloid electrospray propulsion

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1042-1048

  Alexander, Matthew S ^a,b   Smith, Katharine L ^a,b   Paine, Mark D ^a,b   Stark, John P W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ETHYLENE GLYCOL; FLOW RATE; IONIC LIQUIDS; VOLTAGE CONTROL;

COLLOIDAL ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER SYSTEMS; EXTRACTION VOLTAGES; PROPEFLANT FLOW RATES; SODIUM IODIDE; THRUST CONTROLS;

ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION;

EID: 35248891529     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.25309     Document Type: Article

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