COMPRESSIBLE PLASMA FLOW OVER A BIASED BODY

Abstract

The flow field of a compressible plasma over a biased body is discussed with special emphasis on the electrical characteristics. The governing equations in various asymptotic regions are investigated. A stagnation point probe theory, because of its great practical interest, is given in detail. An analytic current-voltage characteristic is obtained for this case under the assumption of a very thin electrical sheath.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0434731

Entities

People

  • C. H. Su

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Charged Particles
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Stagnation Point
  • Two Dimensional
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.