Energy Transfer Processes Among Electrons and Vibrationally Excited Air Species in High Enthalpy Flows
Abstract
The Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics Laboratories (NETL) at the Ohio State University are conducting this research program into the physics of high energy air flows. The particular environments being studied are gas flows in which large amounts of energy are stored internally in the flow molecules, although the gas temperatures remain relatively cold. Such environments occur in hypervelocity aerospace vehicle flow fields, notably behind the bow shock wave in front of the vehicle, and in the after-body expansion and the rocket exhaust expansion flows behind the vehicle.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 12, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA478948
Entities
People
- Igor V. Adamovich
- J. W. Rich
- Walter R. Lempert
Organizations
- Ohio State University