Operational characteristics of a periodic plasma torch

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1 III, 2004, Pages 262-268

  Kuo, Spencer ^a   Bivolaru, Daniel ^a   Carter, Campbell D ^b   Jacobsen, Lance ^b   Williams, Skip ^b  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ignition aide; Plasma jet; Plasma torch module; Supersonic combustor

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTORS; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PLASMA JETS;

IGNITION AIDE; OPTICAL IMAGES; PLASMA PLUME; SUPERSONIC COMBUSTOR;

PLASMA TORCHES;

EID: 2442570711     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.826041     Document Type: Article

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