CrashCube » All Posts https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/feed/ Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:01:29 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.11 en https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/cubesat-propulsion/#post-568 <![CDATA[Reply To: CubeSat Propulsion]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/cubesat-propulsion/#post-568 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:24:28 +0000 damongogul Hi AstroWill! Great to make your acquaintance. Thank you for the link.
What kind of thrust range are you looking at for your work? One of the challenges I faced in the past was finding a way to accurately measure thrust while in vacuum. Electric propulsion is a special case since the thrust-to-weight ratio can often prohibit you from simply thrusting into a scale – the resolution might not be precise enough. It’s possible to get away with it if accuracy isn’t your main concern, though.

The pendulum approach has worked for a few people (it worked for me with a 1-10 mN thrust range), but you need to get a handle on your heat dissipation or it will warp the measurements, especially for long-duration testing.
Check out Brett Tartler’s work at https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/59568

]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/cubesat-propulsion/#post-567 <![CDATA[CubeSat Propulsion]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/cubesat-propulsion/#post-567 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 15:48:00 +0000 AstroWill Hey team, this is Will. I have experience in chemical (hybrid, liquid bi-prop) and electric (hall thrusters). I did Space Engineering at York University and am currently at Memorial University. I’m working on electric propulsion for my MENG.

Anyone interested in propulsion reach out to me at wdurocher@mun.ca

Also here is a great overview paper on space propulsion. Great starting material.

An Overview of Cube-Satellite Propulsion Technologies and Trends
Akshay Reddy Tummala and Atri Dutta
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sANVxC03CTSLGUcbeUtuIQkErw92GAvK/view?usp=sharing

]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/welcome-to-the-forums/#post-564 <![CDATA[Welcome to the Forums!]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/welcome-to-the-forums/#post-564 Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:09:59 +0000 Ian Bennett Welcome to our forums. You can make an account by clicking the “Register” Button on the right-hand sidebar.

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]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/welcome/#post-342 <![CDATA[Welcome!]]> https://www.crashcube.ca/forums/topic/welcome/#post-342 Tue, 08 Sep 2020 17:05:27 +0000 damongogul Hello everyone,

Thanks for joining us at CrashCube! This section of the forums will give you all of the necessary skills to design and build your very own propulsion system!

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