LOSSES IN PLASMA ACCELERATION.

Abstract

A study of the vacuum tank environment of an MPD arc jet was initiated by means of static and impact pressure measurements and by measurement of heat flux to calorimeter slugs distributed within the tank, in order to obtain an understanding of conditions which lead to environmental interference. The measurement of heat flux to calorimeter slugs placed at different axial positions near the tank walls shows that the distribution of the radial heat flow from the exhaust jet reaches a maximum about ten inches from the anode face and is nearly independent of power and magnetic field strength.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0665142

Entities

People

  • Adriano C. Ducati

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorimeters
  • Environment
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transmission
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Plasma Accelerators
  • Pressure Measurement

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.