Tag Archive: Dr Federico Romei

Oct 15

Endurance testing of the additively manufactured STAR resistojet

Matthew Robinson, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Georgios Rempelos, Dr Federico Romei, Christopher Ogunlesi and Dr Sharif Ahmed Materials & Design 0261-3069 Scopus rating (2019): CiteScore 13 SJR 1.806 SNIP 2.303 10.1016/j.matdes.2019.107907 Abstract This paper reports the outcome of endurance tests performed on a proof-of-concept design of a high-temperature resistojet thruster. A high-performance resistojet could enable a fully all-electric spacecraft …

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Sep 16

Structural effects on the high temperature performance of the Super High Temperature Additive Manufactured Resistojet (STAR)

Christopher Ogunlesi, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Dr Federico Romei and Matthew Robinson 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference: IEPC 15/09/19 → 20/09/19 Vienna, Austria Abstract This study uses non-destructive techniques to investigate the surface roughness, porosity and overall build quality of tantalum, tungsten and 316L stainless steel versions of the Super High Temperature Additive Manufactured Resistojet (STAR). The analysis …

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Sep 15

The development and qualification of the STAR resistojet system for telecommunications applications

Federico Romei, Matthew Robinson, Christopher Ogunlesi, Dr Dave Gibbon and Dr Angelo Grubisic 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference University of Vienna • Vienna, Austria September 15-20, 2019 IEPC_2019_Presentation_v1 UK Space Agency Flagship Super-High Temperature Resistojets for All-Electric Telecommunication Satellites (STAR)  National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) Flagship project: 2-years TRL innovation (KO in April) – …

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May 18

Novel non-destructive inspection of the STAR additively manufactured resistojet

Christopher Ogunlesi, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Dr Federico Romei and Matthew Robinson Space Propulsion 2018 14/05/18 → 18/05/18 Seville, Spain Abstract Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has used a low power hot gas system known as a resistojet since 2002, which uses either Butane or Xenon as propellant. This system has flown on 20 spacecraft including the European …

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