Solid propellant microthruster design for nanosatellite applications

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1288-1294

  Sathiyanathan, Kartheephan ^a,c   Lee, Regina ^a,c   Chesser, Hugh ^a,c   Dubois, Charles ^b,d   Stowe, Robert ^b,e   Farinaccio, Rocco ^b,e   Ringuette, Sophie ^b,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA VALCARTIER   (Canada)

^c Department of Earth and Space Science ^*  (Canada)

^d ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Precision Weapons Section   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MEMS; NANOSATELLITES; NOZZLES; PENDULUMS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; BALLISTIC PENDULUM; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; GLYCIDYL AZIDE POLYMER; MICROTHRUSTER; NANOSATELLITE; PENDULUM DISPLACEMENT; SUPERSONIC NOZZLES;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 84055184774     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.B34109     Document Type: Article

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