Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B (대한기계학회논문집B)

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Performance Evaluation of Components of Micro Solid Propellant Thruster

마이크로 고체 추진제 추력기 요소의 성능 평가

  • Published : 2004.10.01
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Abstract

In this paper research on micro solid propellant thruster is reported. Micro solid propellant thruster has four basic components; micro combustion chamber, micro nozzle, solid propellant and micro igniter. In this research igniter, solid propellant and combustion chamber are focused. Micro igniter was fabricated through typical micromachining and the effect of geometry was evaluated. The characteristic of solid propellant was investigated to observe burning characteristic and to obtain burning velocity. Change of thrust force and the amount of energy loss following scale down at micro combustion chamber were estimated by numerical simulation based on empirical data and through the calculation normalized specific impulses were compared to figure out the efficiency of combustion chamber.

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