Proof-of-concept demonstration of a vaporizing liquid micro-thruster

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Mueller, Juergen ^a,b   Chakraborty, Indrani ^a,c   Bame, David ^a,d   Tang, William ^a,c   Lawton, Russell ^a,e   Wallace, Andrew ^a,f  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Advanced Propulsion Technology Group   (United States)

^c Microdevices Laboratory   (United States)

^d Propulsion Flight Systems Group   (United States)

^e Failure Analysis Group   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIP SCALE PACKAGES; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; MICROFABRICATION; PACKAGING MATERIALS; PROPULSION; VAPORIZATION;

CHIP TEMPERATURE; LIQUID THRUSTERS; MICROFABRICATED; PROOF OF CONCEPT; TEMPERATURE VALUES; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THIN FILM HEATERS; VOLTAGE REQUIREMENT;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84963860880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3924     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Mueller, J., “Thruster Options for Microspacecraft: A Review and Evaluation of Existing Hardware and Emerging Technologies”, AIAA Paper 97-3058, 33rd Joint Propulsion Conference, Seattle, WA, July 6-9, 1997
2. Collins, D., Kukkonen, C., and Venneri, S., “Miniature, Low-Cost Highly Autonomous Spacecraft-A Focus for the New Millennium”, IAF Paper 95-U.2.06, Oslo, Norway, Oct. 1995.
3. Blandino, J., Cassady, R., and Sankovic, J., “Propulsion Requirements and Options for the New Millennium Interferometer (DS-3) Mission”, AIAA 98-3331, 34th Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, July 13-15, 1998.
4. Mueller, J., Tang, W., Wallace, A., Li, W., Bame, D., Chakraborty, I., and Lawton, R., “Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of a Vaporizing Liquid Micro-Thruster”, AIAA Paper 97-3054, 33rd Joint Propulsion Conference, Seattle, WA, July 6-9, 1997.
5. Mueller, J., Vargo, S., Chakraborty, I., Forgrave, J., Bame, D., and Lawton, R., “ The Micro-Isolation Valve: Introduction of Concept and Preliminary Results”, AIAA 98-3811, 34th Joint Propulsion Conference, Cleveland, OH, July 13-15, 1998.