Doctoral Dissertations
Keywords and Phrases
Electrospraying; Ionic Liquids
Abstract
"The ionic liquid [Bmim][DCA] is a propellant candidate for a standalone electrospray thruster or a dual-mode propulsion system. Characterization of positive polarity ions produced by [Bmim][DCA] capillary emitters with a nominal extraction voltage of 2.0 kV within a quadrupole and time-of-flight mass spectrometers is presented along with the predictions of propulsion performance. Flow rates from 0.05 to 2.18 nL/s are used to investigate the impact variations in the flow parameter have on the electrospray plume. The retarding potential analysis reveals ions emitted from the capillary are formed below the emitter potential of 500 eV. Angular distributions indicate broadening of both the beam current and mass distribution for increasing flow rates. Derived thrust and specific impulse change from 0.84 micro-Newtons and 200 s to 2.90 micro-Newtons and 80 s, respectively.
Time-of-flight measurements delineate two distinct droplet distributions at approximately 2,000 to 40,000 amu/q and 50,000 to 300,000 amu/q. These multiply-charged droplet species, with wide mass-to-charge distributions, are due to the electric field conditions and associated charge range available within the parent jet. Additionally, the data show a transition to higher mass ions and droplets with increasing flow rate. The combination of two data sources allow for the assertion that ionic liquid electrospray from 0.05 to 2.18 nL/s does not conform to the traditional view of emission from the electrospray cone-jet. The mixed droplet and ion emission suggest that the primary jet disintegrates into secondary structures that are responsible for the emission species detected by the TOF instrument."--Abstract, page iv.
Advisor(s)
Rovey, Joshua L.
Committee Member(s)
Isaac, Kakkattukuazhy M.
Pernicka, Hank
Riggins, David W.
Prince, Benjamin D.
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Degree Name
Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering
Sponsor(s)
United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Spring 2015
Journal article titles appearing in thesis/dissertation
- Electrospray of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Dicyanamide under variable flow rate operations
- Orthogonal time-of-flight mass spectrometry and electric field model of 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Dicyanamide electrospray
Pagination
xi, 102 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographic references.
Rights
© 2015 Shawn Wayne Miller, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Fuel
Liquid propellants
Combustion
Space vehicles -- Propulsion systems
Thesis Number
T 10720
Electronic OCLC #
913403212
Link to Catalog Record
Recommended Citation
Miller, Shawn W., "Analysis of ion emitting jet structures during ionic liquid electrospraying" (2015). Doctoral Dissertations. 2390.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/doctoral_dissertations/2390
Comments
This work was supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research task number 2303EP02 (Program Manager: M. Berman), number 13RV07COR (Program Manager: A. Sayir) and number 14RV07COR (Program Manager: A. Sayir).