Design of an Air Stabilized Plasma Arc

The plasma-arc generator (see figure 1, 2) has been used for several years as an invaluable ground test facility in which the gas stagnation properties of hypervelocity flight may be reproduced. The plasma is produced by shorting an electric arc between two electrodes; then directing a gas stream th...

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Main Author: Clarke, William Robert
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 1961
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Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7089
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=8089&context=etd