Abstract
Abstract A high-impulse, low-power, digital microthruster has been developed using low-boiling-temperature liquid propellant with high-viscosity fluid plug. The low-boiling-temperature propellant is used for reducing the electrical input power required for blast pressure build-up, while the high-viscosity fluid plug is intended to withhold the propellant pressure for the high-impluse blast. The three-layer microthruster has been fabricated by surface micromachining as well as bulk micromachining in the size of 7mmx13mmx1.5mm. At the continuous operation mode, the maximum output impulse bit of 6.4 × 10−8 N·sec is obtained for the fabricated microthruster using perfluoro normal hexane (FC72) propellant and oil plug.
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