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2022-151 Improved Electrospray Propulsion Device

Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy have developed an improved electrospray propulsion device for satellites and other aerospace applications. Background: The application of electromagnetic principles for jet propulsion has been an ongoing area of research in aeronautical engineering. In particular, electric propulsion...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): James Rosenzweig, Victor Shichen Yu, Gerard Emile Lawler

Keywords(s): Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aerospace Engineering, Propulsion, Spacecraft

Category(s): Materials > Nanotechnology, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace

2021-217 Air-Breathing Electric Thruster

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed air-breathing electric thrusters that would allow satellites to operate in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for a wide array of applications. BACKGROUND: The majority of spacecraft operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to the many advantages of operating...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Richard Wirz, Patrick Crandall

Keywords(s): Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Entry, Communications Satellite, Drag (Physics), Propulsion, Spacecraft, Telecommunication, Transportation

Category(s): Mechanical, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace