In various embodiments, an electrothermal propulsion system for imparting velocity to a spacecraft features a joint-free monolithic integrated thruster component including an inlet section, a resistively heated heat-exchanger section, and a nozzle section.
High-temperature electrothermal propulsion system
2021-08-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / B33Y ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING , Additive (generative) Fertigung, d. h. die Herstellung von dreidimensionalen [3D] Bauteilen durch additive Abscheidung, additive Agglomeration oder additive Schichtung, z. B. durch 3D- Drucken, Stereolithografie oder selektives Lasersintern |
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