Techniques for estimating rotational and vibrational temperature in nitrogen arcjet flow

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 457-464

  Scott, Carl D ^a,e   Blackwell, Harvel E ^b,e   Arepalli, Sivaram ^c,e   Akundi, Murty A ^d  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b BSA Services   (United States)

^c LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^d XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; JETS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; NITROGEN; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ARCJET SHOCK LAYERS; MOLECULAR NITROGEN ION SPECTRA;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0032180811     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6369     Document Type: Article

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