An electrospray thruster includes an emitter including an array of tips, each tip of the array of tips being configured to emit ionic liquid, and an extractor electrode spaced from the emitter and comprising a conductive film, the conductive film having a plurality of apertures, the plurality of apertures being aligned with the array of tips of the emitter. The conductive film has a thickness such that an electrical short between the extractor electrode and the ionic fluid emitted from a respective tip of the array of tips ablates a portion of the conductive film along the aperture of the plurality of apertures aligned with the respective tip of the array of tips
ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER SELF-PRESERVATION
SELBSTKONSERVIERUNG EINES ELEKTROSPRAY-TRIEBWERKS
AUTO-CONSERVATION DE PROPULSEUR PAR ÉLECTRONÉBULISATION
23.04.2025
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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