Oct 15
Matthew Robinson, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Georgios Rempelos, Dr Federico Romei, Christopher Ogunlesi and Dr Sharif Ahmed Materials & Design 0261-3069 Scopus rating (2019):Â CiteScore 13Â SJR 1.806Â 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 …
Sep 20
David Hoffman and Dr Angelo Grubisic IEPC-2019-652 Presented at the 36th International Electric Propulsion Conference University of Vienna ⢠Vienna, Austria September 15-20, 2019 Abstract A low-cost, 20-cm-diameter microwave electron cyclotron resonance ion thruster (Xenon Electric Propulsion Thruster, XEPT) has been built and tested in discharge only mode to investigate the suitability of the technology …
Sep 15
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) ï§ National Space Technology Programme (NSTP) Flagship project: 2-years TRL innovation (KO in April) â …
Dec 18
Sam Reeve, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Joseph Edwards, Peter Turner, Richard Jones, Marcus Collier-Wright, Alessandro Arno, Wojciech Zakrzewski, Maite Sevilla, Paul Aimone and Francois Dary Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 0022-3727 Scopus rating (2019):Â CiteScore 5.3Â SJR 0.899Â SNIP 1.144 Abstract This paper presents the development and testing of a microwave neutralizer intended for the first ever dual-stage …
May 18
Matthew Robinson, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Dr Federico Romei and Christopher Ogunlesi Space Propulsion 2018 14/05/18 â 18/05/18 Seville, Spain Introduction The potential of an all-electric spacecraft is enhanced by the possibility of a single integrated propellant supply. A common propellant choice is xenon. This creates new performance demands for a high-temperature xenon resistojet, elevating the hot gas …
May 18
Christopher Ogunlesi, Dr Angelo Grubisic, Dr Federico Romei and Matthew Robinson Space Propulsion 2018 14/05/18 â 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 …
