Pressure-driven operation of microfabricated multiplexed electrosprays of ionic liquid solutions for space propulsion applications

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 689-698

  Lenguito, Giovanni ^a   Gomez, Alessandro ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric propulsion.; Electrospray; Microfabrication; Multiplexed

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; IONIC LIQUIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MULTIPLEXING; NOZZLES; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

ELECTROSPRAYS; EXTRACTOR ELECTRODES; MICROFABRICATED; MULTIPLEXED; PROPULSIVE EFFICIENCIES; SPACE PROPULSIONS; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; VISCOUS PRESSURE DROP;

MICROFABRICATION;

EID: 84902011496     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2013.2283728     Document Type: Article

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