Momentum and heat flux measurements using an impact target in flowing plasma

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 637-644

  Chavers, D Gregory ^a,d,e   Chang Díaz, Franklin R ^b,f   Irvine, Claude ^a,d   Squire, Jared P ^c,f  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Muniz Engineering   (United States)

^d Propulsion Research Center   (United States)

^e AIAA   (United States)

^f Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DATA REDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; HELICONS; IMPACT TESTING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETOPLASMA; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NOZZLES; RADIO WAVES;

IMPACT TARGET PLATE; MAGNETIC NOZZLE; MOMENTUM FLUX; PLASMA PARAMETERS; RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES;

PLASMA FLOW;

EID: 33744980937     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.1971     Document Type: Article

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