Plasma Sheathing Control Using Boundary Layer Stabilization and Additives

Abstract

Plasma sheathing control objectives * Three techniques * Boundary layer stabilization by extreme cooling * Liquid injection into boundary layer flow * Electrophilic material in heat shield material * Application to hypersonic vehicles * Summary.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 29, 2006
Accession Number
ADA521484

Entities

People

  • Hartmut H. Legner
  • John F. Cronin
  • Robert F. Weiss
  • W. T. Rawlins

Organizations

  • Physical Sciences (United States)

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Flow
  • Chemistry
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Flow
  • Hypersonic Vehicles
  • Layers
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • New England
  • Physical Sciences
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Boundary Layers