Plasma and flowfield induced effects on hypervelocity re-entry vehicles for l-band irradiation at near broadside aspect angles

27th Plasma Dynamics and Lasers Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Chadwick, Kenneth M ^a   Boyer, Donald W ^a   Andre, Stephen S ^b  

^a Calspan Corporation   (United States)

^b BUFFALO STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMICS; FLOW FIELDS; LAMINAR FLOW; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; PHASE SHIFT; PHASE SHIFTERS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; REENTRY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; VEHICLES;

ELECTRON NUMBER DENSITIES; ELECTROSTATIC PROBE; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; RADAR FREQUENCIES; RE-ENTRY VEHICLES; RECEIVER STATIONS; THERMAL MEASUREMENTS; VEHICLE ORIENTATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 84964413010     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Boyer, D. W., "Re-entry Vehicle Flowfield Plasma Effects, Including Angles of Attack on RF Uplink Signal Propagation and Mutual Coupling", Calspan Report No. 7515-4, BMO-TR-91-21, May 1991.
2. Boyer, D. W., "Measured Surface Heat Transfer Rate Distributions for Model Attitude Orientations During RF Interaction Experiments", Calspan Report No. 7515-3, October 1990.
3. Boyer, D. W., "Measured Electron Number Density Profiles in the Model Flowfield During RF Interaction Experiments", Calspan Report No. 7515-2, July 1989
4. Boyer, D. W., "Design of a Laboratory Measurements Program for the Investigation of Flowfield Plasma Effects on a Microwave Homing Vehicle", Calspan Report No. 7437-1, January 1988.
5. Dunn, M. G. and Lordi, J. A., "Measurement of Electron Temperature and Number Density in Shock Tunnel Flows. Part II NO+ and e- Dissociative Recombination Rate in Air", AIAA Journal, Volume 7, pg. 2099, November 1969.