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 steady-state extraction voltages, and thruster command transients. Most notably, we experimentally observed skewed cone-jet emission...

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Main Authors: Nolan M. Uchizono, Adam L. Collins, Anirudh Thuppul, Peter L. Wright, Daniel Q. Eckhardt, John Ziemer, Richard E. Wirz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Aerospace
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/7/10/141