supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos.62201217 and 51821005)。
The field-reversed configuration(FRC)plasma thruster driven by rotating magnetic field(RMF),abbreviated as the RMF-FRC thruster,is a new type of electric propulsion technology that is expected to accelerate the deep s...
co-supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFC2201001);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program,China(No.20210623091808026)。
Ionic Liquid Electrospray Thrusters(ILETs)are well suited for micro-nano satellite applications due to their small size,low power consumption,and high specific impulse.However,the limited thrust of a single-emitter IL...
funded initially by the HIPATIA project of HORIZON 2020(European Commission),Grant No.GA870542;completed with funding from the SUPERLEO project(Agencia Estatal de Investigación,Spanish Government),Grant No.TED2021-132484B-I00;The stay of J.Zhou at ISTP-CNR is being supported by the program Recualificación del Sistema Universitario Español,Margarita Salas,of the Ministerio de Universidades(Spanish Government)。
Plasma chemistry of main Earth atmospheric components in VLEOs is implemented in a hybrid 2D axisymmetric simulation code to assess the air-breathing concept in an electrodeless plasma thruster.Relevant electron-heavy...
funded by the Basic Research on National Defense of China(No.JCKY2021603B033),which is gratefully acknowledged。
In order to realize the thrust estimation of the Hall thruster during its flight mission,this study establishes an estimation method based on measurement of the Hall drift current.In this method,the Hall drift current...
Addressing the ongoing challenge of enhancing propulsion efficiency in rim-driven thrusters(RDTs),a novel energy-saving appendage was designed to mitigate energy dissipation and improve efficiency.Computational fluid ...
National Key Research and Development Program of China,Grant/Award Number:2018YFA0703300;National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:52275289,51875243,52305306;Jilin Scientific and Technological Development Program,Grant/Award Number:20220508144RC;Taishan Industrial Experts Program。
In response to the limitations of the single-chamber water jet thruster used in underwater vehicles mimicked by natural cephalopods,a novel approach involving a double-chamber water jet thruster has been proposed.This...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52177128).
Ground lifetime test is the most crucial experiment to assess the performance,reliability.and flight qualification of electric propulsion,and it can bring new insights for understanding the operation characteristics.T...
co-supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation,China(No.3232010);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12002017);the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China 111 Project(No.B08009).
Micro aerial platforms face significant challenges in achieving long controlled endurance as most of the energy is consumed to overcome the weight of the body.In this study,we present a controllable micro blimp that a...
co-supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2020YFC2201001);the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(No.20210623091808026).
The bipolar ionic liquid thruster employs ionic liquid as a propellant to discharge positively and negatively charged high-energy particles under an alternating current(AC)power source,effectively suppressing electroc...
A submergible robot model has been presented, and for 3D printing measures, their parts have been modified enough. It has been shown in our design that using printable connectors—a few engines and weight arrangements...