Enthalpy measurement in inductively heated plasma generator flow by laser absorption spectroscopy

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2060-2064

  Matsui, Makoto ^a,c   Komurasaki, Kimya ^a,c   Herdrich, Georg ^b,d   Auweter Kurtz, Monika ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c Department of Advanced Energy ^*  (Japan)

^d Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AERODYNAMICS; ASYNCHRONOUS GENERATORS; DISSOCIATION; ENTHALPY; HEATING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

HEATED PLASMA GENERATORS; INDUCTION CURRENTS; LASER ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOCHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 25444520815     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.14128     Document Type: Article

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