In order to meet the demand of CubeSats for low power and high-performance micro-
propulsion system, a porous ionic liquid electrospray thruster prototype is developed in this …

As a novel micro-propulsion system for small satellites (from micro to nano), the ionic liquid
electrospray propulsion system is a promising candidate. However, performance …

A novel method for identifying the cone-to-jet transition region is proposed to characterize
the electrospray dynamics, and thus the Taylor cone, a fundamental principle of ion …

Ionic liquid electrospray thruster is one of the best candidates for micro satellite because of
its high thrust accuracy, high specific impulse and low power consumption. The flow rate of …

Cluster fragmentation subjected to a high-voltage electric field may play an important role in
controlling the novel ionic liquid (IL) electrospray propulsion but has received little attention …

Electrospray thrusters operate in different regimes depending on the ejected particles: pure
ionic regime, characterized by the presence of only solvated ions; droplet regime; and mixed …

Abstract Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters (ILETs) exhibit distinct emission characteristics
when operating in different emission mode under different conditions, which can significantly …

An externally wetted emitter array with longitudinally grooved structures for ionic liquid
electrospray thrusters was fabricated to improve ionic liquid transport to the emitter tips. Two …

In present work, the effect of the electrical conductivity on the steady cone-jet electrospray
are experimentally investigated, where the operating diagram and the jet breakup instability …

The micro processes of the external wetted electrospray were investigated using molecular
dynamics simulations. It was found that the asymmetric wetting behavior of the ions plays an …