The Physics and Limitations of Efficiency in Electrospray Thrusters

Abstract

Contents include: Passively-fed Porous-media Electrospray Efficiency; Methods of Estimating Mass Flow Rate; Efficiency Discrepancy Problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 03, 2022
Accession Number
AD1192819

Entities

People

  • Daniel Eckhardt

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Clearances
  • Efficiency
  • Electrospray
  • Emission
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Governments
  • Ionization
  • Mass
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Specific Impulse
  • Thrusters
  • Vapor Pressure

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster