DocumentCode
1554214
Title
Underexpanded Supersonic Plasma Jet Generated by a Small Arc-Heated Facility
Author
Huang, Heji ; Pan, Wenxia ; Wu, Chengkang
Author_Institution
Inst. of Mech., Beijing, China
Volume
39
Issue
11
fYear
2011
Firstpage
2882
Lastpage
2883
Abstract
As a flexible and efficient heat source to generate high enthalpy flows, a small arc-heated facility is unique in its ability to reproduce local aerodynamic heating environments for a long time period, to be used for validating the survivability of thermal protection materials used in hypersonic flights. Images of an underexpanded supersonic plasma jet generated by a small arc-heated facility and its interaction with some typical material samples are presented.
Keywords
aerodynamics; arcs (electric); hypersonic flow; plasma diagnostics; plasma jets; plasma sources; plasma thermodynamics; heat source; high enthalpy flow; hypersonic flights; local aerodynamic heating environment; small arc-heated facility; thermal protection material survivability; underexpanded supersonic plasma jet; Copper; Electric shock; Heating; Materials; Plasma temperature; Testing; Fluid dynamics; plasma sources; supersonic jet;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2011.2153214
Filename
5876325
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