WF Louisos, AA Alexeenko… - International Journal of …, 2008 - inderscienceonline.com
The next-generation of small satellites ('nanosats') will feature masses< 10 kg and require miniaturised propulsion systems capable of providing extremely low levels of thrust. The …
M Liu, X Zhang, G Zhang, Y Chen - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2006 - Springer
In this paper, both DSMC and Navier–Stokes computational approaches were applied to study micronozzle flow. The effects of inlet condition, wall boundary condition, Reynolds …
This paper presents the development of a thrust stand to enable direct measurement of thrust and specific impulse for a CubeSat propulsion system during firing. The thrust stand is …
AD Ketsdever, RH Lee, TC Lilly - Journal of Micromechanics and …, 2005 - iopscience.iop.org
There is a growing interest in the use of micro and nanosatellites within the aerospace community. Constellations of small satellites may eventually replace much larger, single …
Gas flows through orifices and short tubes have been extensively studied from the 1960s through the 1980s for both fundamental and practical reasons. These flows are a basic and …
X Li, J Yuan, X Ren, G Cai - Acta Astronautica, 2022 - Elsevier
The micro-nozzle allows small spacecraft to realize the orbital maneuvering and precise station-keeping. Due to the rarefaction effect of the gas flow in micro-nozzles, the velocity …
WF Louisos, DL Hitt - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2008 - arc.aiaa.org
MICROELECTROMECHANICAL systems (MEMS) techni-ques offer great potential in satisfying future mission requirements for the next generation of small scale spacecraft being …
THE recent development of a microsatellite, or microspacecraft, has attracted considerable attention in aerospace engineering. A microspacecraft has the potential to conduct difficult …
Fully-coupled multiphysics simulations are applied to investigate a number of candidate heat exchanger materials in the Super-High Temperature Additively-Manufactured …