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Cubesat Packaged Electrospray Thruster Evaluation for Enhanced Operationally Responsive Space Capabilities

Cubesat Packaged Electrospray Thruster Evaluation for Enhanced Operationally Responsive Space Capabilities

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Technology & EngineeringAstronomy & Space

ISBN10: 1025128737
ISBN13: 9781025128733
Publisher: Hutson Street Press
Published: May 22 2025
Pages: 102
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

A new specialized electrospray thruster with a potential to be used with a 3-U CubeSat was operated. The key difference in this thruster from traditional colloid thrusters is the porous stainless steel surface used for the emission sites. With this porous surface the actual location and number of the Taylor cones formations vary with changing fuel flow. The understanding of these formations is discussed with low, moderate, and high flow rates. The limitations of the experiment and observed system response are discussed. Due to these limitations, the colloid thruster was only able to operate in the low mass flow rate regime.

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