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1 online resource (330 pages) |
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Front Cover -- Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites -- Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites Progress, Challenges and Future -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 -- Introduction -- 1 -- Emerging of nanosatellites -- 1.1 Philosophy of micro- and nanosatellites -- 1.2 The birth of CubeSats -- 1.3 Launching of CubeSats -- 1.4 First CubeSats -- 1.5 CubeSats for scientific missions and commercialization -- 1.6 CubeSats beyond the Earth -- 1.7 The need of micropropulsion system -- References -- 2 -- Chemical micropropulsions -- 2 -- Cold gas microthruster |
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2.1 Background and principles of operation -- 2.2 Nozzle theory -- 2.3 Selection of propellant -- 2.4 State of the art-system with flight heritage -- 2.4.1 SNAP-1 (SSTL) -- 2.4.2 MEPSI (The Aerospace Corporation) -- 2.4.3 CanX-2 and CanX-4/5 (UTIAS/SFL) -- 2.4.4 Delfi-n3xt (TNO, U. Twente, and TU Delft) -- 2.4.5 POPSAT-HIP1 (microspace) -- 2.4.6 PRISMA, TW-1A and GomX-4B (NanoSpace) -- 2.4.7 NanoACE and MarCO (VACCO) -- 2.4.8 BEVO-2 and ARMADILLO (University of Texas at Austin) -- 2.5 Challenges and future -- 2.5.1 Miniaturization of nozzle via MEMS approach |
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2.5.2 Optimization of micronozzle design -- 2.5.2.1 Past developments -- 2.5.2.2 Current developments -- References -- 3 -- Solid-propellant microthruster -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Solid propellants -- 3.2.1 Fuel -- 3.2.2 Oxidizer -- 3.2.3 Other reactants -- 3.2.4 Propellants -- 3.3 Solid-propellant propulsion fundamentals -- 3.3.1 Thrust chamber pressure and stability -- 3.3.2 Combustion model -- 3.4 Design of solid-propellant thruster -- 3.5 Progress in solid-propellant microthruster -- 3.5.1 Non-MEMS microthruster -- 3.5.2 MEMS-based microthruster -- 3.6 Conclusion and future prospects |
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4.3.3 From small satellites into nanosatellites -- 4.3.3.1 LituanicaSAT-2 -- 4.3.3.2 M6P -- 4.3.3.3 ELSA-1d -- 4.3.3.4 ArgoMoon and Lunar Flashlight -- 4.3.3.5 Pathfinder Technology Demonstration (PTD) -- 4.3.4 Under development -- 4.3.4.1 MR-140 hydrazine thrusters -- 4.3.4.2 MPS-120 hydrazine and MPS-130 green propellant thrusters -- 4.3.4.3 GR-1A and GR-M1 thrusters -- 4.3.4.4 Pinot-G -- 4.3.4.5 BGT-X1 and X5 -- 4.3.4.6 Green mono-propellant micropropulsion system -- 4.3.4.7 MPUC -- 4.3.4.8 PM200 -- 4.4 Challenges and future -- 4.4.1 Bipropellant micropropulsion system |
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References-4-Liquid propellant microthrusters-4.1 Historical background and principles of operation-4.1.1 Operating principles-4.2 Liquid propellants-4.2.1 Performance of propellant-4.2.2 From bipropellant to monopropellant-4.2.3 From macroscale to microscale-4.2.4 Emerging of energetic ionic liquids as green propellant-4.3 State-of-the-art liquid propellant microthruster-4.3.1 Hydrazine thrusters-4.3.2 EILs-based green propellant thrusters-4.3.2.1 1 N HPGP propulsion system-4.3.2.2 1 N green propellant reaction control system-4.3.2.3 1 N GR-1 thruster |
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4.4.2 Monopropellant micropropulsion system |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Nanosatellites -- Propulsion systems.
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Microspacecraft.
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Microspacecraft
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Nanosatellites -- Propulsion systems
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cheah, Kean How
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| ISBN |
9780128190388 |
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0128190388 |
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