Modeling the Electrical Conductivity of Thermally Ionized Air Produced in Normal Shock Waves at Hypersonic and Hypervelocity Speeds

Abstract

In this report, we model the electronic conductivity of low-temperature plasma formed due to thermal ionization of dry air in normal shock waves at hypersonic and hypervelocity Mach numbers (630 km s-1) using the multiterm Boltzmann equation, Monte Carlo collision, and Cheetah 9.0 equation of state methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 2022
Accession Number
AD1160611

Entities

People

  • Robert L. Doney
  • Sergei Izvekov

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Charged Particles
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Computational Science
  • Diffusion Coefficient
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Free Electrons
  • Kinetic Theory
  • Low Temperature
  • Mach Number
  • Military Research
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Shock Waves
  • Specific Heat
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Transport Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flight
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow
  • Microelectronics