INVESTIGATION OF MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC WAVES. VOLUME 1. SUMMARY

Abstract

This report, Volume I, is one of a series of three volumes reporting the following work: The investigation by theory and experiment of the pertinent factors influencing the creation, propagation d detection of a type of magnetohydrodynamic wave, and the Alfven wave, in a partially ionized, low density medium. The theoretical aspects of MHD waves generated under ionospheric conditions, and their corresponding excitation in a simulated environment are investigated. The experimental design is reported and subsequent test results of wave propagation in three plasma facilities, a hypervelocity impulse tunnel, an electromagnetic shock tube and an arc discharge tube. This report summarizes the results of the experimental program and outlines the theoretical work performed in support of the experiments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429152

Entities

People

  • C. D. Joerger

Organizations

  • McDonnell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Discharge Tubes
  • Electric Arcs
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Environment
  • Free Stream
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetohydrodynamic Waves
  • Measurement
  • Phase Velocity
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow