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A micro thrust and heat generator has a means for providing a combustion fuel source to an ignition chamber of the micro thrust and heat generator. The fuel is ignited by a ignition means within the micro thrust and heat generator's ignition chamber where it burns and creates a pressure. A nozzle fo

A micro thrust and heat generator has a means for providing a combustion fuel source to an ignition chamber of the micro thrust and heat generator. The fuel is ignited by a ignition means within the micro thrust and heat generator's ignition chamber where it burns and creates a pressure. A nozzle formed from the combustion chamber extends outward from the combustion chamber and tappers down to a narrow diameter and then opens into a wider diameter where the nozzle then terminates outside of said combustion chamber. The pressure created within the combustion chamber accelerates as it leaves the chamber through the nozzle resulting in pressure and heat escaping from the nozzle to the atmosphere outside the micro thrust and heat generator. The micro thrust and heat generator can be microfabricated from a variety of materials, e.g., of polysilicon, on one wafer using surface micromachining batch fabrication techniques or high aspect ratio micromachining techniques (LIGA).

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A micro thrust and heat generator developed using a polysilicon surface micromachining batch-fabricated technique comprising:a substrate base comprising at least single crystal silicon material;an ignition chamber formed on said substrate base;a delivery means formed on s

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A micro thrust and heat generator developed using a polysilicon surface micromachining batch-fabricated technique comprising:a substrate base comprising at least single crystal silicon material;an ignition chamber formed on said substrate base;a delivery means formed on said substrate base for providing a fuel source to said ignition chamber;an ignition means formed on said substrate base for igniting a fuel source within said ignition chamber; anda convergent-divergent nozzle formed on said substrate base and extending outward from said ignition chamber for receiving a high-flow gas stream generated from said ignition means within said ignition chamber.