Electrokinetic pumping of liquid propellants for small satellite microthruster applications

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 461-470

  Patel, Kamlesh D ^a   Bartsch, Michael S ^a   McCrink, Matthew H ^a   Olsen, Jennifer S ^a   Mosier, Bruce P ^a   Crocker, Robert W ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrokinetic micropump; Hydrazine; Hydrogen peroxide; Iridium catalyst; Microfluidic; Micronozzle; Monopropellant; Nanosatellite; Picosatellite

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ELECTRODYNAMICS; EXPLOSIVES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW RATE; FLUIDICS; FLUIDS; HYDRAZINE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROFLUIDICS; OXIDATION; PIGMENTS; PROPULSION; PUMPS; SATELLITES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; CATALYST BEDS; EK PUMPING; ELECTRICAL CONTROLS; ELECTROKINETIC (EK) PUMPING; IMPULSE BIT; IN LINE; INCOMPATIBLE LIQUIDS; MASS FLOW RATES; MICRO NOZZLES; MICRO THRUSTERS; MICRO-THRUSTERS; ORBITAL MANEUVERS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; PUMP DESIGNS; SMALL SATELLITES; SPECIFIC IMPULSE (SI); WORKING FLUIDS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 44649100108     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.10.071     Document Type: Article

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