The fluid dynamics of Taylor cones
J Fernández de La Mora - Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech., 2007 - annualreviews.org
The formation of cone-jets in charged liquids with electrical conductivities larger than 10− 4
S/m is reviewed for steady supported menisci and transient Coulomb fissions in charged …
S/m is reviewed for steady supported menisci and transient Coulomb fissions in charged …
Emission characteristics of passively fed electrospray microthrusters with propellant reservoirs
D Krejci, F Mier-Hicks, R Thomas, T Haag… - Journal of Spacecraft …, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
The characterization of a miniaturized ionic liquid electrospray thruster for nanosatellite
applications is presented. The thruster investigated features an emitter array of 480 emitter …
applications is presented. The thruster investigated features an emitter array of 480 emitter …
[PDF][PDF] Design and Characterization of a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion System
In recent years, Cubesats have transformed from purely educational and technology
demonstration tools into platforms for demanding scientific and commercial missions. The …
demonstration tools into platforms for demanding scientific and commercial missions. The …
Energy properties of an EMI-Im ionic liquid ion source
PC Lozano - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
The identity and the energy distributions of positive and negative ions electrostatically
extracted from the liquid phase in an ionic liquid ion source (ILIS) are analysed with a time-of …
extracted from the liquid phase in an ionic liquid ion source (ILIS) are analysed with a time-of …
Efficiency mechanisms in porous-media electrospray thrusters
MR Natisin, HL Zamora, ZA Holley… - Journal of propulsion …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
The overall propulsion efficiency for ion-mode electrospray thrusters has been predicted to
be as high as 90%; however, experimental measurements currently fall far short of these …
be as high as 90%; however, experimental measurements currently fall far short of these …
Nanojets, electrospray, and ion field evaporation: Molecular dynamics simulations and laboratory experiments
WD Luedtke, U Landman, YH Chiu… - The Journal of …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The energetics, interfacial properties, instabilities, and fragmentation patterns of
electrosprays made from formamide salt solutions are investigated in a mass spectrometric …
electrosprays made from formamide salt solutions are investigated in a mass spectrometric …
Taylor cones of ionic liquids from capillary tubes as sources of pure ions: The role of surface tension and electrical conductivity
The emissions of Taylor cones from a wide range of ionic liquids (ILs) have been tested in
vacuo in an attempt to identify what physical properties favor the purely ionic regime (PIR) …
vacuo in an attempt to identify what physical properties favor the purely ionic regime (PIR) …
Characterization of ion cluster fragmentation in ionic liquid ion sources
CE Miller - 2019 - dspace.mit.edu
Ion electrospray propulsion is a cutting-edge micropropulsion technology that could
revolutionize the capabilities of microsatellites. Ion electrospray thrusters could also be used …
revolutionize the capabilities of microsatellites. Ion electrospray thrusters could also be used …
[HTML][HTML] Measurement of the dissociation rates of ion clusters in ionic liquid ion sources
Ionic liquid ion sources utilize electric fields to evaporate and accelerate ions and ion
clusters to∼ 1 keV energies. Ion clusters may dissociate after evaporation, which is not a …
clusters to∼ 1 keV energies. Ion clusters may dissociate after evaporation, which is not a …
Capillary ionic liquid electrospray: beam compositional analysis by orthogonal time-of-flight mass spectrometry
SW Miller, JR Ulibarri-Sanchez, BD Prince… - Journal of Fluid …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Orthogonal time-of-flight mass spectrometry has been used to characterize the kinetic
energy and charged species distributions from an in vacuo electrospray ion source for four …
energy and charged species distributions from an in vacuo electrospray ion source for four …