Aerodynamic modification of supersonic flow around truncated cone using pulsed electrical discharges

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1482-1489

  Bivolaru, Daniel ^a,b   Kuo, S P ^a,b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 6 Metrotech Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ASPECT RATIO; CATHODES; CONES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PLASMAS; SHOCK WAVES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

DISCHARGE CURRENT; DISCHARGE VOLTAGE; FLOWFIELDS; PLASMA AEROSPIKE;

SUPERSONIC FLOW;

EID: 22544475581     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7361     Document Type: Article

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