Print Email Facebook Twitter Green micro-resistojet research at Delft University of Technology: the new frontiers of Cubesat propulsion Title Green micro-resistojet research at Delft University of Technology: the new frontiers of Cubesat propulsion Author Cervone, A. (TU Delft Space Systems Egineering) Zandbergen, B.T.C. (TU Delft Space Systems Egineering) Cordeiro Guerrieri, D. (TU Delft Space Systems Egineering) de Athayde Costa e Silva, M. (TU Delft Space Systems Egineering) van Zeijl, H.W. (TU Delft EKL Processing) Date 2016 Abstract The aerospace industry is recently expressing a growing interest in green, safe and non-toxic propellants for the propulsion systems of the new generation of space vehicles, which is especially true in the case of Cubesat micro-propulsion systems. Demanding requirements are associated to the future missions and challenges offered by this class of spacecraft, where the availability of a propulsion system might open new possibilities for a wide range of applications including orbital maintenance and transfer, formation flying and attitude control. To accomplish these requirements, Delft University of Technology is currently developing two different concepts of waterpropelled micro-thrusters based on MEMS technologies: a free molecular micro-resistojet operating with sublimating solid water (ice) at low plenum gas pressure of less than 600 Pa, and a more conventional micro-resistojet operating with liquid water heated and vaporized by means of a custom designed silicon heating chamber. In this status review paper, the current design and future expected developments of the two micro-propulsion concepts is presented and discussed, together with an initial analysis of the expected Subject Micro-propulsionResistojetCubeSatsGreen propellants To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c19e0af5-923d-4e11-9c82-1aea5059b472 DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-016-0135-3 ISSN 1868-2502 Source CEAS Space Journal, 9 (1), 111-125 Event 5th CEAS air and space conference, 2015-09-07 → 2015-09-11, Aula TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 A. Cervone, B.T.C. Zandbergen, D. Cordeiro Guerrieri, M. de Athayde Costa e Silva , H.W. van Zeijl Files PDF 01_Cervone_2016.pdf 3.36 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c19e0af5-923d-4e11-9c82-1aea5059b472/datastream/OBJ/view