Arcjets and arc heaters: An overview of research status and needs

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1011-1017

  Birkan, Mitat A ^a,b  

^a AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Direct of Aerosp and Mat Sciences ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; AIRFRAMES; ELECTRIC ARCS; ENTHALPY; GRAVITATION; JETS; SPACE RESEARCH; SPECIFIC HEAT;

ARC HEATERS; ARCJETS; GRAVITATIONAL CONSTANT; HYPERSONIC AIRCRAFT; MASS FLOW RATE; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; SPACE MISSIONS; THRUSTER;

ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS;

EID: 0030290257     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.24138     Document Type: Review

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