Shockwave Propagation in Nonequilibrium Air Plasma

Abstract

The effects of acoustic shock wave propagation in nonequilibrium plasmas with Mach number from 1.5 up to 2.5 have been investigated. The effects of shock wave induced double layer on local excitation and ionization enhancement have been measured. Also, the effect of local gas heating induced by the energy dissipation in the double layer has been measured in a dielectric barrier discharge.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454452

Entities

People

  • Biswa. N. Ganguly

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Gas Heating
  • Glow Discharges
  • Ionization
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Repetition Rate
  • Shock Waves
  • Space Charge
  • Spark Gaps
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Plasma Physics.