[HTML][HTML] Review of multimode space propulsion

JL Rovey, CT Lyne, AJ Mundahl, N Rasmont… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2020 - Elsevier
Multimode propulsion is the integration of two or more propulsive modes with shared
propellant into a single spacecraft propulsion system. Multimode propulsion is emerging as …

Ionic liquid electrospray behavior in a hybrid emitter electrospray thruster

J Zhang, G Cai, A Shahzad, X Liu, W Wang - International Journal of Heat …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrospray thrusters are most suitable for micro-nano satellites in advantage of small size,
low power consumption and high specific impulse. However, conventional electrospray …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical simulation of electrospray thruster extraction

H Huh, RE Wirz - Proceedings of the 36th International Electric …, 2019 - electricrocket.org
HE UCLA Plasma & Space Propulsion Laboratory (PSPL)[1] is supporting the LISA Colloid
Microthruster Technology (CMT) development plan via experiments and modeling [2]. To …

[HTML][HTML] Fabrication of externally wetted emitter for ionic liquid electrospray thruster by low-speed wire cutting combined with electrochemical etching

S Xue, L Duan, Q Kang - AIP Advances, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
The micro-newton thrust generated by an ionic liquid electrospray thruster (ILET) can be
used for drag-free control, attitude precise control, networking, and formation flight of micro …

Multimodal electrospray thruster for small spacecraft: design and experimental characterization

P Mallalieu, M Jugroot - Journal of Electric Propulsion, 2024 - Springer
Electrospray thrusters are a promising electric micropropulsion technology which could be
used to meet the propulsion needs of nanosatellites, or for fine attitude control of larger …

Study on the current stability and performances of electrospray thruster by coaxial capillary emitters of hybrid highly conductive ionic liquids

H Deng, Y Sun, L Cheng, X Kang - Acta Astronautica, 2025 - Elsevier
Electrospray technology has been widely applied in many fields, including materials
science, chemical engineering, pharmaceuticals, and aerospace exploration. In particular …

[PDF][PDF] 离子液体电喷推力器工作机理研究进展

陈宇翔, 程玉峰, 张金瑞, 张广川, 汤海滨… - 上海航天(中英文), 2024 - researching.cn
离子液体电喷推力器易于小型化, 具有比冲高, 推力精度高的特点, 适用于微小卫星,
太空引力波探测等领域, 具有较大发展潜力. 对电喷工作机理的认识与研究 …

[PDF][PDF] Electric propulsion activities at the UCLA plasma & space propulsion laboratory

RE Wirz, AL Collins, Z Chen, C Huerta… - The 36th International …, 2019 - researchgate.net
HE Plasma & Space Propulsion Laboratory was started in 2008 as part of the Wirz Research
Group at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), http://www. wirz. seas. ucla …

Investigation of droplet mode electrospray emitters for use in multimodal systems for spacecraft

P Mallalieu, M Jugroot - AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2021 Forum, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-3438. vid Electrospray thrusters
have shown great promise as propulsion devices for micro spacecraft. The thrusters have …

[HTML][HTML] Study on the emitter infiltration of needle-capillary ionic liquid electrospray thruster

S Xue, L Duan, Q Kang - AIP Advances, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This article proposes a new emitter structure of needle-capillary ionic liquid electrospray
thruster and carries out numerical simulation and theoretical analysis to discover the emitter …