NASA NTRS · 19970010615
Characterization of Arcjet Flows Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence
Abstract
A sensor based on laser-induced fluorescence has been installed at the 20-MW NASA Ames Aerodynamic Heating Facility. The sensor has provided new, quantitative, real-time information about properties of the arcjet flow in the highly dissociated, partially ionized, nonequilibrium regime. Number densities of atomic oxygen, flow velocities, heavy particle translational temperatures, and collisional quenching rates have been measured. These results have been used to test and refine computational models of the arcjet flow. The calculated number densities, translational temperatures, and flow velocities are in moderately good agreement with experiment
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Bamford, Douglas J., O'Keefe, Anthony, Babikian, Dikran S., Stewart, David A., Strawa, Anthony W.. 1995-01-01. Characterization of Arcjet Flows Using Laser-Induced Fluorescence. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19970010615
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