Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites: Progress, Challenges and Future

ISBN-13: 9780128190371 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 328 str.

Kean How Cheah

Spis treści

Section 1: Introduction 1. Emerging of Nanosatellites

Section 2: Chemical Micropropulsions 2. Cold Gas Microthruster 3. Solid Propellant Microthruster 4. Liquid Propellant Microthruster

Section 3: Electric Micropropulsions 5. Electrothermal Microthruster 6. Electrostatic Microthruster 7. Electromagnetic Microthruster

Section 4: Related Development 8. Micronewton Thrust Measurement 9. Nanoenergetic materials for Micropropulsion 10. Solar Sail as Propellant-less Micropropulsion 11. Hydroxylammonium Nitrate (HAN) - The Next Generation Green Propellant

O autorze

Dr. Kean How Cheah is an Assistant Professor at School of Aerospace, University of Nottingham Ningbo China. He received the BEng degree in aerospace from Universiti Sains Malaysia, and the PhD degree in engineering from the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining the university, he held academic positions with Heriot-Watt University Malaysia and Taylor's University and post-doctoral researcher position with Satellite Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore