Study on the modes transformation and emission characteristics of Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters
C Yang, J Luo, X Wu, Y Shen - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters (ILETs) exhibit distinct emission characteristics
when operating in different emission mode under different conditions, which can significantly …
when operating in different emission mode under different conditions, which can significantly …
[HTML][HTML] Axial emission characteristics of an ionic liquid electrospray thruster with a circular emitter
Y Cheng, LU Jiawei, WU Xiangbei, S Yan - Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters (ILETs) are well suited for micro-nano satellite
applications due to their small size, low power consumption, and high specific impulse …
applications due to their small size, low power consumption, and high specific impulse …
Direct and Indirect Thrust Measurements of Ionic-Liquid Electrospray Thrusters on a Magnetically-Levitated Testbed
Direct measurement of thrust produced by electric micropropulsion devices is notoriously
difficult due to the extremely small forces involved. For this reason, indirect methods of …
difficult due to the extremely small forces involved. For this reason, indirect methods of …
An Iterative Tracer Particle Approach for Steady-State Simulation of Electrospray Thruster Plumes
O Jia-Richards - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Current methods for simulating the evolution of an electrospray thruster plume in the field-
free region, while effective, require substantial computational resources. This paper …
free region, while effective, require substantial computational resources. This paper …
Effect of Spacecraft Charging on Performance of Ion Electrospray Propulsion Systems
Ion electrospray propulsion systems are known to induce moderate levels of spacecraft
charging when operated in a passive dual-polarity neutralization scheme. Here, the …
charging when operated in a passive dual-polarity neutralization scheme. Here, the …
A Numerical Tool for Quantitative Analysis of Ionic-Liquid Ion Source Time-of-Flight Data
O Jia-Richards - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
This paper builds on prior work by presenting an updated numerical tool that allows for
quantitative estimation of the species composition in the plume of an ionic-liquid ion source …
quantitative estimation of the species composition in the plume of an ionic-liquid ion source …