Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites

Progress, Challenges and Future

1st Edition - March 19, 2022
Editor: Kean How Cheah
Language: English
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Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites: Progress, Challenges and Future features the latest developments and progress, the challenges faced by different researchers, and insigh… Read more

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Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites: Progress, Challenges and Future features the latest developments and progress, the challenges faced by different researchers, and insights on future micropropulsion systems. Nanosatellites, in particular cubesats, are an effective test bed for new technologies in outer space. However, most of the nanosatellites have no propulsion system, which subsequently limits their maneuverability in space.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Section 1. Introduction
Chapter 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
Section 2. Chemical micropropulsions
Chapter 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
2.5. Challenges and future
Chapter 3. Solid-propellant microthruster
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Solid propellants
3.3. Solid-propellant propulsion fundamentals
3.4. Design of solid-propellant thruster
3.5. Progress in solid-propellant microthruster
3.6. Conclusion and future prospects
Chapter 4. Liquid propellant microthrusters
4.1. Historical background and principles of operation
4.2. Liquid propellants
4.3. State-of-the-art liquid propellant microthruster
4.4. Challenges and future
Section 3. Electric micropropulsions
Chapter 5. Electrothermal microthruster
5.1. Historical background and principle of operation
5.2. Current state of the art of electrothermal micropropulsion
5.3. Selection of propellant for electrothermal microthrusters
5.4. Theoretical analysis of conventional microresistojets
5.5. Conclusion and future challenges
Chapter 6. Electrostatic microthrusters
6.1. Background
6.2. Principle of operation
6.3. Selection of propellant
6.4. Current state of the art
6.5. Challenges and future
Chapter 7. Electromagnetic microthrusters
7.1. Background
7.2. Thruster types
7.3. Current state of the art
7.4. Challenges and future
Section 4. Related development
Chapter 8. Thrust measurement
8.1. Thrust stand
Chapter 9. Nanoenergetic for micropropulsion
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Combustion equations of nanoenergetic propellant
9.3. Interior ballistic equations of microthruster
9.4. Microthrust balance
9.5. Primary explosive propellant
9.6. Nanothermite propellant
9.7. Conclusion
Chapter 10. Solar sail as propellant-less micropropulsion
10.1. Historical background
10.2. Principle of operations
10.3. Solar sail in CubeSat
10.4. Challenges and future
Chapter 11. Hydroxylammonium nitrate—the next generation green propellant
11.1. Historical development
11.2. Synthesis of hydroxylammonium nitrate
11.3. Properties and safety evaluation
11.4. Catalytic combustion of HAN
11.5. Challenges and future perspectives
Index

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