INVESTIGATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A GERDIEN CONDENSER IN LOW DENSITY SUPERSONIC FLOW

Abstract

A series of low density aerodynamic tests was completed to provide information on the performance of a full-scale flight configuration of an ion density measurement probe. The tests were conducted at nominal Mach numbers of 2 and 3 and simulated altitudes from 45 to 84 km at angles of attack from 0 to 15 deg. Experimental mass flow efficiency curves were established for a range of flight conditions, and the feasibility of measuring low ion densities in supersonic flows was investigated. The mass flow efficiency data compare well with calculated values at Mach 3 but agree less favorably at Mach 2.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670152

Entities

People

  • D. K. Smith

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Boundary Layer
  • Flow
  • Flow Visualization
  • Free Stream
  • Gas Flow
  • Ion Density
  • Ions
  • Low Density
  • Mach Number
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Radio Frequency Generators
  • Supersonic Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow