Plasma torch igniter for scramjets

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 548-554

  Wagner, Timothy C ^a   Brien, Walter F ^a   Northam, G Burton ^b   Eggers, James M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS--SUPERSONIC; FUELS--COMBUSTION; PLASMA DEVICES--TORCHES;

IGNITERS; PLASMA TORCH; SCRAMJETS; SUPERSONIC COMBUSTION;

COMBUSTORS;

EID: 0024732182     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.23188     Document Type: Article

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