Performance evaluation and flow visualization of a MEMS based vaporizing liquid micro-thruster

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 468-482

  Cen, J W ^a   Xu, J L ^b  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF ENERGY CONVERSION   (China)

^b NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Flow pattern; Instability; MEMS; Micro satellite; Vaporized liquid micro thruster

Indexed keywords

FLOW BOILING; FLOW CHARACTERISTIC; FLOW-PATTERN INSTABILITY; FORMATION FLYING; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; MICRO SATELLITE; MICRO THRUST; MICROTHRUSTER; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; TEST RIGS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; LIQUIDS; MULTIPHASE FLOW;

FLOW PATTERNS;

EID: 77955278893     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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