Laser-supported directed-energy "air spike" in hypersonic flow

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-57

  Minucci, M A S ^a,c   Toro, P G P ^a,c   Oliveira, A C ^a,c   Ramos, A G ^a,c,d   Chanes Jr , J B ^a,c   Pereira, A L ^a,c   Nagamatsu, H T ^b,e   Myrabo, L N ^b,e  

^a Instituto de Estudos Avancados   (Brazil)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Lab Aerothermodynamics Hypersonics   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO   (Brazil)

^e Univ do Vale do Paraíba ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; DRAG; ELECTRODES; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA TORCHES; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR SPIKE; PLASMA ARCS; SHOCK TUNNELS; STAGNATION POINTS;

HYPERSONIC FLOW;

EID: 14544295482     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2676     Document Type: Article

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