ELECTRON DENSITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE NEAR WAKE

Abstract

An attempt is made to obtain detailed point-wise electron density distributions in the near wake, utilizing a shock-tunnel for that purpose. The test flow is slightly ionized and chemically frozen. Typical reentry type configurations, among which are a hemisphere cylinder and a 10-degree half-angle cone model, were chosen for the investigation. To achieve spacial resolution, the sizes of the models were chosen large enough to accommodate a number of sensors while minimizing their mutual interference.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0825651

Entities

People

  • G. Widhopf
  • M. H. Bloom
  • S. Lederman

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Density
  • Bodies
  • Bow Shock
  • Diameters
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Probes
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Free Stream
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Hemispheres
  • Mach Number
  • Shock
  • Shock Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems