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 …
Tag Archive: Dr Federico Romei
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) – …
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 …