Experimental investigation of an electric arc simulated "air spike" in hypersonic flow

38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Minucci, M A S ^a   Bracken, R M ^a   Myrabo, L N ^a   Nagamatsu, H T ^a   Shanahan, K J ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; ELECTRIC ARCS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PLASMA TURBULENCE;

AERODYNAMIC EFFECT; ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION SCANNER; HIGH SPEED FRAMING CAMERAS; HIGHLY-IONIZED; STAGNATION PRESSURES; TEMPERATURE FLOW;

HYPERSONIC FLOW;

EID: 85086491082     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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