Development and ground tests of a 100-millinewton hydrogen peroxide monopropellant microthruster

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1313-1320

  Kuan, Chih G ^a,c   Chen, Guan Bang ^b,c   Chao, Yei Chin ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DIWAN COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); DECOMPOSITION; FLOW RATE; HEAT LOSSES; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

MICROSATELLITE; MONOPROPELLANT MICROTHRUSTER; PREHEATING TEMPERATURES;

SPACECRAFT EQUIPMENT;

EID: 36849046281     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.30440     Document Type: Article

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