Effects of Acoustic Interference of a Flowing Gas on Its Electrical Power Handling Capabilities.

Abstract

This work explores the feasibility of enhancing the electrical power handling capabilities of a flowing gas by means of acoustically generated disturbances. Air flowing between electrodes, which are mounted perpendicular to the flow, is excited by acoustic drivers, mounted on two sides of a test section, in an attempt to increase the glow-discharge power input to the electrodes prior to breakdown and subsequent arcing. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA125601

Entities

People

  • Jack W. Tucker

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Cross Flow
  • Electric Discharges
  • Electric Fields
  • Flow Rate
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency
  • Gas Lasers
  • Glow Discharges
  • Instability
  • Laser Applications
  • Lasers
  • Reynolds Number
  • Turbulence
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design