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Chapter 1 Emerging of nanosatellites |
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1.1 Philosophy of micro- and nanosatellites |
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3 | (4) |
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1.2 The birth of CubeSats |
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7 | (2) |
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1.3 Launching of CubeSats |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.5 CubeSats for scientific missions and commercialization |
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13 | (1) |
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1.6 CubeSats beyond the Earth |
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14 | (1) |
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1.7 The need of micropropulsion system |
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15 | (8) |
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18 | (5) |
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SECTION 2 Chemical micropropulsions |
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Chapter 2 Cold gas microthruster |
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23 | (28) |
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2.1 Background and principles of operation |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.3 Selection of propellant |
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26 | (2) |
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2.4 State of the art---system with flight heritage |
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28 | (11) |
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29 | (1) |
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2.4.2 MEPSI (The Aerospace Corporation) |
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30 | (2) |
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2.4.3 CanX-2 and CanX-4/5 (UTIAS/SFL) |
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32 | (1) |
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2.4.4 Delfi-n3xt (TNO, U. Twente, and TU Delft) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.4.5 POPSAT-HIP1 (microspace) |
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34 | (1) |
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2.4.6 PRISMA, TW-1A and GomX-4B (NanoSpace) |
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35 | (2) |
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2.4.7 NanoACE and MarCO (VACCO) |
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37 | (1) |
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2.4.8 BEVO-2 and ARMADILLO (University of Texas at Austin) |
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38 | (1) |
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2.5 Challenges and future |
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39 | (12) |
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2.5.1 Miniaturization of nozzle via MEMS approach |
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40 | (3) |
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2.5.2 Optimization of micronozzle design |
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43 | (5) |
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48 | (3) |
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Chapter 3 Solid-propellant microthruster |
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51 | (34) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (10) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (3) |
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3.3 Solid-propellant propulsion fundamentals |
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63 | (4) |
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3.3.1 Thrust chamber pressure and stability |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (2) |
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3.4 Design of solid-propellant thruster |
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67 | (1) |
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3.5 Progress in solid-propellant microthruster |
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68 | (12) |
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3.5.1 Non-MEMS microthruster |
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68 | (5) |
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3.5.2 MEMS-based microthruster |
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73 | (7) |
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3.6 Conclusion and future prospects |
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80 | (5) |
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80 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Liquid propellant microthrusters |
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85 | (40) |
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4.1 Historical background and principles of operation |
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85 | (3) |
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4.1.1 Operating principles |
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87 | (1) |
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88 | (7) |
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4.2.1 Performance of propellant |
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88 | (2) |
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4.2.2 From bipropellant to monopropellant |
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90 | (2) |
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4.2.3 From macroscale to microscale |
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92 | (1) |
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4.2.4 Emerging of energetic ionic liquids as green propellant |
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93 | (2) |
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4.3 State-of-the-art liquid propellant microthruster |
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95 | (21) |
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4.3.1 Hydrazine thrusters |
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95 | (1) |
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4.3.2 EILs-based green propellant thrusters |
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95 | (9) |
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4.3.3 From small satellites into nanosatellites |
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104 | (5) |
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109 | (7) |
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4.4 Challenges and future |
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116 | (9) |
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4.4.1 Bipropellant micropropulsion system |
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116 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Monopropellant micropropulsion system |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (6) |
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SECTION 3 Electric micropropulsions |
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Chapter 5 Electrothermal microthruster |
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125 | (26) |
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Marsil de Athayde Costa e Silva |
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5.1 Historical background and principle of operation |
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125 | (2) |
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5.2 Current state of the art of electrothermal micropropulsion |
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127 | (10) |
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5.2.1 Conventional microresistojet thrusters |
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127 | (8) |
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5.2.2 A less conventional option: low-pressure microresistojet thrusters |
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135 | (1) |
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5.2.3 An even less conventional option: solar thermal propulsion |
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136 | (1) |
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5.3 Selection of propellant for electrothermal microthrusters |
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137 | (4) |
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5.4 Theoretical analysis of conventional microresistojets |
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141 | (4) |
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5.5 Conclusion and future challenges |
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145 | (6) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (2) |
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Chapter 6 Electrostatic microthrusters |
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151 | (30) |
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151 | (1) |
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6.2 Principle of operation |
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152 | (6) |
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6.2.1 Ionization and plasma generation |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Beam neutralization |
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156 | (2) |
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6.3 Selection of propellant |
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158 | (3) |
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158 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (1) |
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6.4 Current state of the art |
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161 | (12) |
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6.4.1 Systems with flight heritage |
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161 | (3) |
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6.4.2 Systems under development |
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164 | (9) |
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6.5 Challenges and future |
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173 | (8) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (6) |
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Chapter 7 Electromagnetic microthrusters |
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181 | (16) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (5) |
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7.2.1 Pulsed plasma thrusters and vacuum arc thrusters |
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183 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Magnetic nozele thrusters |
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185 | (2) |
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7.3 Current state of the art |
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187 | (4) |
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7.3.1 Systems with flight heritage |
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187 | (2) |
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7.3.2 Systems under development |
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189 | (2) |
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7.4 Challenges and future |
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191 | (6) |
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192 | (1) |
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193 | (4) |
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SECTION 4 Related development |
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Chapter 8 Thrust measurement |
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197 | (48) |
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197 | (48) |
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197 | (3) |
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8.1.2 The displacement method |
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200 | (7) |
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8.1.3 The null-balance method |
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207 | (6) |
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213 | (2) |
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215 | (9) |
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224 | (8) |
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232 | (8) |
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240 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Nanoenergetic for micropropulsion |
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245 | (28) |
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245 | (1) |
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9.2 Combustion equations of nanoenergetic propellant |
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245 | (2) |
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9.3 Interior ballistic equations of microthruster |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (7) |
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9.4.1 Vertical thrust balance |
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249 | (2) |
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9.4.2 Horizontal thrust balance |
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251 | (4) |
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9.5 Primary explosive propellant |
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255 | (3) |
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9.6 Nanothermite propellant |
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258 | (11) |
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269 | (4) |
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270 | (1) |
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270 | (3) |
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Chapter 10 Solar sail as propellant-less micropropulsion |
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273 | (12) |
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10.1 Historical background |
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273 | (2) |
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10.1.1 Advantages and applications |
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273 | (1) |
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10.1.2 Historical development |
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274 | (1) |
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10.2 Principle of operations |
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275 | (4) |
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10.2.1 Transfer trajectories |
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277 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Solar sail non-Keplerian orbits |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (1) |
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10.2.4 Structural control |
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278 | (1) |
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10.3 Solar sail in CubeSat |
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279 | (3) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (2) |
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10.3.4 Under development project |
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282 | (1) |
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10.4 Challenges and future |
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282 | (3) |
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282 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Material technologies |
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283 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Hydroxylammonium nitrate---the next generation green propellant |
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285 | (22) |
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11.1 Historical development |
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285 | (2) |
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11.2 Synthesis of hydroxylammonium nitrate |
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287 | (3) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Hydrolysis of oxime |
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288 | (1) |
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11.2.4 Synthesis analysis |
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289 | (1) |
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11.3 Properties and safety evaluation |
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290 | (5) |
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11.3.1 Physical properties, toxicity, and safety |
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290 | (2) |
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11.3.2 Vibration frequencies of HAN |
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292 | (1) |
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11.3.3 Detonation and autocatalysis |
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293 | (2) |
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11.4 Catalytic combustion of HAN |
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295 | (6) |
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11.4.1 Reaction mechanism |
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295 | (1) |
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11.4.2 Development in catalyst |
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296 | (5) |
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11.5 Challenges and future perspectives |
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301 | (6) |
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