Micropump-based microthruster
US6892525B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 6, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 6, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF04B43/043
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thruster for providing thrust for spacecraft positioning, which has a propellant reservoir for storing propellant, a reaction chamber for discharging a vapor for providing thrust, a pump module comprising one or more micropumps for drawing propellant from the reservoir and for systematically metering propellant to the reaction chamber in a controlled manner, and a controller for actuating the pump module.
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