<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Linear thrust generation by a single pin emitter electrode under AC excitation has been studied. Presented are thrust measurements of a single electrode thruster, in comparison with classical, two electrode electrohydrodynamic thruster. The experiments show comparable thrust for both configurations at low voltage levels, suggesting higher thrust-to-weight ratio of single electrode thrusters at low applied voltages. Further, a hypothesis of single electrode thrust creation is proposed.</p></abstract>

Linear thrust generation by a single pin emitter electrode under AC excitation has been studied. Presented are thrust measurements of a single electrode thruster, in comparison with classical, two electrode electrohydrodynamic thruster. The experiments show comparable thrust for both configurations at low voltage levels, suggesting higher thrust-to-weight ratio of single electrode thrusters at low applied voltages. Further, a hypothesis of single electrode thrust creation is proposed.

On the Thrust of a Single Electrode Electrohydrodynamic Thruster

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Slovak University of Technology, Institute of Nuclear and Physical Engineering

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology of the Slovak University of Technology, Institute of Power and Applied Electrical Engineering

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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Linear thrust generation by a single pin emitter electrode under AC excitation has been studied. Presented are thrust measurements of a single electrode...

On the Thrust of a Single Electrode Electrohydrodynamic Thruster

Publié en ligne: 15 mai 2015

Pages: 117 - 120

Reçu: 17 nov. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2015-0019

Mots clés
electrohydrodynamics, propulsion, corona discharge, asymmetric capacitor

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

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On the Thrust of a Single Electrode Electrohydrodynamic Thruster

Publié en ligne: 15 mai 2015

Pages: 117 - 120

Reçu: 17 nov. 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2015-0019

Mots cléselectrohydrodynamics, propulsion, corona discharge, asymmetric capacitor

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
electrohydrodynamics, propulsion, corona discharge, asymmetric capacitor