@Article{HennemannAndrCost:2014:ExInMo,
               author = "Hennemann, Luciano and Andrade, Jos{\'e} Carlos de and Costa, 
                         Fernando de Souza",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Experimental Investigation of a Monopropellant Thruster Using 
                         Nitrous Oxide",
              journal = "Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management",
                 year = "2014",
               volume = "6",
               number = "4",
                pages = "363--372",
                month = "Oct.-Dec.",
                 note = "{Setores de Atividade: Pesquisa e desenvolvimento 
                         cient{\'{\i}}fico.}",
             keywords = "satellite propulsion, nitrous oxide, rhodium oxide catalyst, 
                         propulsive efficiency.",
             abstract = "Nitrous oxide is a monopropellant with potential for use in 
                         propulsion systems for orbit correction, positioning and attitude 
                         control of satellites. This paper presents experimental results 
                         with a 2N thruster prototype employing nitrous oxide gas 
                         decomposed by a rhodium oxide catalyst supported on alumina. 
                         Initially, the thruster design, the  test bench and test 
                         procedures are described. Then the main experimental results, 
                         including thrust curves, mass flow rates, pressures and 
                         temperatures along the thruster are presented for pulsed 
                         operation. At the end specific impulses, characteristic velocities 
                         and thruster efficiencies are determined, thus indicating a 
                         catalytic decomposition efficiency of about 88%.",
                  doi = "10.5028/jatm.v6i4.382",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.5028/jatm.v6i4.382",
                 issn = "1984-9648",
                label = "lattes: 6600426630222951 3 HennemannAndrCost:2014:ExInMo",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "382-2207-2-PB.pdf",
                  url = "http://www.jatm.com.br/ojs/index.php/jatm/article/view/382/pdf_36",
        urlaccessdate = "23 abr. 2024"
}