• DocumentCode
    4191
  • Title

    Modeling of a Plasma Layer in Vicinity of a Hypersonic Vehicle Using Cathodic Arc

  • Author

    Shashurin, Alexey ; Taisen Zhuang ; Kundrapu, Madhusudhan ; Loverich, John ; Beilis, Isak I. ; Keidar, Michael

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., George Washington Univ., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    42
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    Oct. 2014
  • Firstpage
    2660
  • Lastpage
    2661
  • Abstract
    Laboratory modeling was used to analyze the plasma layer generation similar to that produced in real hypersonic flight. This paper illustrates the novel approach utilizing cathodic arc for this purpose.
  • Keywords
    aerospace simulation; arcs (electric); plasma diagnostics; plasma heating; plasma production; cathodic arc; hypersonic vehicle vicinity; plasma layer generation; plasma layer modeling; Anodes; Atmospheric modeling; Cathodes; Copper; Plasmas; Vacuum arcs; Vehicles; Aerospace simulation; plasma diagnostics; plasma sources; plasma sources.;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPS.2014.2320856
  • Filename
    6814930