As propulsion testing is undertaken at lower altitudes and higher Mach numbers, requirements of correct static temperature and pressure simulation and uniform flow in test section lead to stagnation temperatures too high to be produced by storage-type heaters; 10-Mw d-c plasma arc heater was developed at Johns Hopkins University for use with Mach 7 to 10 tunnel; thermal efficiencies exceeding 60% were achieved; design principles and operating characteristics of integrated arc heater and hypersonic propulsion tunnel.
Application of d.c. plasma arc heating to hypersonic propulsion testing
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 1 , n 2
1964
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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Development of hypersonic propulsion tunnels using D.C. Plasma arc heating
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