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Implementation of Ignition Unit for Liquid Pulsed Plasma Thrusters

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The development of Liquid Pulsed Plasma Thrusters (LPPTs) has been previously implemented using conventional PPT designs and sub-components. However, the change in propellant attracts a need to adapt existing sub-components to enhance the electrical and operational efficiency, as well as the specific impulse, lifetime and scaling possibilities of the technology. The novelty lies in redesigning the ignition and feeding systems, based on the electrowetting effect. It is predicted that ignition voltage can be minimised and the principal feeding system would function without the input of additional electrical energy, in comparison to previous designs.

Type: Postgraduate Research
Research Group: Electronics and Computer Science
Themes: Applied Electromagnetism, Plasma and Space Science
Dates: 10th October 2016 to 10th October 2020

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URI: http://id.ecs.soton.ac.uk/project/1002
RDF: http://rdf.ecs.soton.ac.uk/project/1002

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