Lifetime considerations for electrospray thrusters
Ionic liquid electrospray thrusters are capable of producing microNewton precision thrust at
a high thrust–power ratio but have yet to demonstrate lifetimes that are suitable for most …
a high thrust–power ratio but have yet to demonstrate lifetimes that are suitable for most …
Mass flux and current density distributions of electrospray plumes
Performance and lifetime analysis of electrospray thrusters requires accurate knowledge of
the mass and charge distributions of the plume. Mass flux and current density distributions …
the mass and charge distributions of the plume. Mass flux and current density distributions …
[HTML][HTML] Positive and negative secondary species emission behavior for an ionic liquid electrospray
NM Uchizono, C Marrese-Reading, SM Arestie… - Applied Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Ionic liquid electrosprays can emit a polydisperse population of charged droplets, clusters,
and molecular ions at high velocity. Secondary species emission (SSE) is a term that …
and molecular ions at high velocity. Secondary species emission (SSE) is a term that …
Emission modes in electrospray thrusters operating with high conductivity ionic liquids
Electrospray thruster life and mission performance are strongly influenced by grid
impingement, the extent of which can be correlated with emission modes that occur at …
impingement, the extent of which can be correlated with emission modes that occur at …
[HTML][HTML] Machine learning electrospray plume dynamics
MKJD Breddan, RE Wirz - Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning models are applied to simulated electrospray particle data to
investigate plume dynamics from emission to final particle properties. A limited set of final …
investigate plume dynamics from emission to final particle properties. A limited set of final …
Experimental investigation on current modes of ionic liquid electrospray from a coned porous emitter
The ionic liquid electrospray-based propulsion system is one of the most promising
candidates for space micro-propulsion, which is in urgent need with the rapid development …
candidates for space micro-propulsion, which is in urgent need with the rapid development …
[PDF][PDF] Electrospray plume evolution via discrete simulations
MJ Davis, AL Collins, RE Wirz - Proceedings of the 36th International …, 2019 - academia.edu
II. Introduction lectrospray thrusters are a highly scalable form of electric propulsion with a
wide range of specific impulse capabilities. In 2015, such thrusters first demonstrated in …
wide range of specific impulse capabilities. In 2015, such thrusters first demonstrated in …
Influence of the solvent evaporation rate on the β-phase content of electrosprayed pvdf particles and films studied by a fast multi-overtone qcm
J Wiegmann, C Leppin, A Langhoff… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
A combination of an electrospray setup and a quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation
monitoring (QCM-D) was employed to study the drying of droplets of poly (vinylidene …
monitoring (QCM-D) was employed to study the drying of droplets of poly (vinylidene …
Electrospray plume modeling for rapid life and performance analysis
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1357. vid A data-driven, reduced-
order electrospray plume modeling framework has been developed to predict downstream …
order electrospray plume modeling framework has been developed to predict downstream …
Plume neutralization of an ionic liquid electrospray thruster: better insights from particle-in-cell modelling
Ionic liquid electrospray thrusters with high specific impulse, high thrust accuracy and low
thrust noise are very promising for space gravitational wave detection missions. The plume …
thrust noise are very promising for space gravitational wave detection missions. The plume …