Session
Weekday Session 9: Propulsion
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
In this study, the brand-new micropropulsion system is introduced to cover the thrust performances shorthanded by the exiting systems. It uses water as an oxidizer and a magnesium wire as a fuel. We constructed the lab-scale model of this micropropulsion system, and conducted several experiments to obtain the reaction rate of magnesium wire in water-vapor flow. Reaction rate showed almost proportional dependence on water-vapor mass flow rate. We constructed the revised version of lab-scale model, and will continue experiments for detailed analysis of combustion.
Design and Testing of a 100-mN Class Water Micropropulsion System Using Wire-Fed Magnesium Combustion
Utah State University, Logan, UT
In this study, the brand-new micropropulsion system is introduced to cover the thrust performances shorthanded by the exiting systems. It uses water as an oxidizer and a magnesium wire as a fuel. We constructed the lab-scale model of this micropropulsion system, and conducted several experiments to obtain the reaction rate of magnesium wire in water-vapor flow. Reaction rate showed almost proportional dependence on water-vapor mass flow rate. We constructed the revised version of lab-scale model, and will continue experiments for detailed analysis of combustion.
