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de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (author), Silvestrini, Stefano (author), Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This brief presents a comprehensive approach for the modeling of micropropulsion systems based on the vaporization of a liquid. The model combines the analytical and empirical relations derived from extensive experimental analysis and fundamental physical laws. This allows modeling of key parameters, such as mass flow rate, for the entire...journal article 2018
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de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (author), Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (author), van Zeijl, H.W. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This paper presents the results of design, manufacturing and characterization of Vaporizing Liquid Microthrusters (VLM) with integrated molybdenum heaters and temperature sensing. The thrusters use water as the propellant and are designed for use in CubeSats and PocketQubes. The devices are manufactured using silicon based MEMS (Micro Electro...journal article 2017