ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED SHOCK TUBES

Abstract

Contents: Nature and history of electrical-driven shock waves Equipment and diagnostic techniques Electrical behavior of gases in the driver discharge Electron-driven plasma shock waves Breakdown waves, precursors and electron fluid dynamics Radiation studies Interactions Diffusion, and magnetic insulation in the elec trical shock tube Ideal electrical shock tube design Electrical properties of the flowing plasma Miscellaneous observations Molecular averages Shock and contact surface velocities Balmer continuum emission data Energy requirements of gases at 1 MM HG

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0407553

Entities

People

  • Richard G. Fowler

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Boundary Layer
  • Climate Change
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Light Sources
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Photographic Materials
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics