A PRESENTATION ON

RESISTOJET

PRESENTED BY

DEVARAKONDA SAI SAHITHI

2211016104
AEROSPACE 3RD YEAR
 OBJECTIVES

I. PROPULSION
II. ELECTRIC PROPULSION
III. RESISTOJET
Introduction
Methods
Advantages
Special Features
Applications
 I. PROPULSION
To propel is to push forward an object so as to give a
velocity by continuous acceleration.

A propellant is a chemical substance(working

substance) used as a medium to produce high
pressure high temperature gas, which when passed
through nozzle generates thrust.
 II. ELECTRIC PROPULSION
An electrically-powered spacecraft propulsion system
uses electric source of power to energize the working
substance for generating the thrust

It can be classified as-

1. Electrothermal
2. Electrostatic
3. Electromagnetic
 III. RESISTOJET
1. INTRODUCTION

Resistojet is a method of electrothermal propulsion in

which heat energy is generated in thrust chamber by
providing resistance to electricity

The heat thus generated is transferred to working substance

(propellant) increasing its pressure and temperature.

It is the simplest of all electric propulsion devices.

A resistojet provides increased performance over

monopropellant and cold gas thrusters
 b. A RESISTOJET THRUSTER

FIG: A MR-501B ELECTROTHERMAL HYDRAZINE THRUSTER

The components of the resistojet thruster are-
Propellant, electric heater, heat exchanger and nozzle
In a resistojet, the propellant is injected to the assembly.
It flows through a heat exchanger connected to an
electric resistive heater.
The flow is heated and expelled from the nozzle.

FIG: MECHANISM OF RESISTOJET THRUSTER

 a. A RESISTOJET HEATER
In this method, the propellant gas is heated by passing it over an
electrically heated solid surface.
This solid surface is constructed from coils of wires which are
aligned both-
 Parallel to the flow
 Transverse to the flow

FIG: PARALLEL TO THE FLOW FIG: TRANSVERSE TO THE FLOW

The flow is deployed to a bed of Tungsten spheres which
are heated with the help of electricity provided to them
Flow then enters into nozzle inlet and is expelled out as a
high velocity jet producing thrust.

FIG: A BED OF TUNGSTEN FIG: SHARP EDGE POINTS

 3. ADVANTAGES
Very simple propulsion system.

Reduces propellant mass of the rocket.

Increases the thrust of the satellite.

Increases the efficiency.

Reduction of cost.
 4. SPECIAL FEATURES
Energy as electricity is plentiful than mass of propellant.
Propulsion efficiency is high with less production of thrust.
 5. APPLICATIONS
Orbit Insertion

Attitude Control

Deorbit of LEO satellites

UoSAT-12

ALSAT-1
UoSAT-12 ALSAT-1