One key component of any propulsion system is the propellant which burns into the combustion chamber and produces thrust. The propellant for a satellite is qualified for storage for the entire life term of the satellite. These qualifications involve testing the stability of the propellant across various temperature and pressure variations with different storage materials.
Selected intern's day-to-day responsibilities include:
1. Plan and execute several propellant stability experiments based on literature
2. Design, manufacture, and handle procurement of experiment setups for chemistry experiments related to propellant and catalyst
3. Test different chemical formulation using tests like UV spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), dynamic light scattering, and ICP- AES
Only those candidates can apply who:
1. are available for full time (in-office) internship
2. can start the internship between 12th Aug'19 and 11th Sep'19
3. are available for duration of 6 months
4. have relevant skills and interests
* Women wanting to start/restart their career can also apply.
1. Should have significant work experience in the above mentioned techniques
Job offer: On successful conversion to a permanent employee, the candidate can expect a salary of Rs. 400000 to 600000 /year
We believe that due to limited resources on the planet, there is a need to look out for an alternative to solve our problems and that another side is space. This option is viable only if we have low-cost and sustainable access to space. Manastu Space is working with the exact vision of reducing the cost of access to space.
At Manastu Space Technologies, we are working on the concept of monopropellant thruster based on hydrogen peroxide: 30% higher specific impulse and 40 times less toxic (non-carcinogenic) as compared to regular hydrazine-based mono-propellant thrusters, which can hence be a potential green alternative to the current monopropellant propulsion technology.
The key areas in which we are currently working on are the development of a high-temperature catalyst bed that goes into the combustion chamber and facilitates combustion. The catalyst development entails the development of high-temperature ceramics & coating of ceramic with active metal nanoparticles.
