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Space micropropulsion for nanosatellites : progress, challenges and future /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cheah, Kean How
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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