2 papers
physics.app-ph2019
Liquid-Fed Pulsed Plasma Thruster for Propelling Nanosatellites
Adam R. Patel, Yunping Zhang, Alexey Shashurin
This paper presents a novel micropropulsion system for nanosatellite applications - a liquid fed pulsed-plasma thruster (LF-PPT) comprised of a Lorentz-force pulsed plasma accelera…
physics.plasm-ph2018
Low Energy Surface Flashover for Initiation of Electric Propulsion Devices
Yunping Zhang, Omar Dary, Alexey Shashurin
An approach to utilize Low Energy Surface Flashover (LESF) for triggering the discharge in electric propulsion systems has been demonstrated. LESF uses conventional surface flashov…