Experimental characterization of ultraviolet radiation of air in a high enthalpy plasma torch facility

C J Casses; P J Bertrand; Carolyn Jacobs; M E MacDonald; C O Laux

doi:10.1051/eucass/201507353

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Experimental characterization of ultraviolet radiation of air in a high enthalpy plasma torch facility

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Experimental characterization of ultraviolet radiation of air in a high enthalpy plasma torch facility

C J Casses, P J Bertrand, Carolyn Jacobs, M E MacDonald and C O Laux

Progress in Flight Physics, Vol.7, pp.353-368

European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences (EUCASS), 5th (Munich, Germany, 01-Jul-2013–05-Jul-2013)

European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/eucass/201507353

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Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

air plasma

SPECAIR models

spectal ranges

During atmospheric reentry, a plasma is formed ahead of the surface of the vehicle and the excited particle present in the plasma produces radiative heating fluxes to the surface of the vehicle. A high-temperature air plasma torch operating at atmospheric pressure was used to experimentally reproduce atmospheric reentry conditions. A high-resolution and absolute intensity emission spectrum (full width at half maximum (FWHM) = 0.064 nm) was obtained from 200 to 450 nm and then compared with computational results provided by the SPECAIR code [1]. This paper discusses the comparison of the two spectra over this wavelength range in order to confirm the validity of the calculation and provide direction to improve the calculated spectrum.

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Title: Experimental characterization of ultraviolet radiation of air in a high enthalpy plasma torch facility
Authors: C J Casses (Author) - Ecole Centrale, France
P J Bertrand (Author) - Ecole Centrale, France
Carolyn Jacobs (Author) - Ecole Centrale, France
M E MacDonald (Author) - Ecole Centrale, France
C O Laux (Author) - Ecole Centrale, France
Contributors: D Knight (Editor)
I Lipatov (Editor)
P Reijasse (Editor)
Publication details: Progress in Flight Physics, Vol.7, pp.353-368
Conference details: European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences (EUCASS), 5th (Munich, Germany, 01-Jul-2013–05-Jul-2013)
Publisher: European Conference for Aero-Space Sciences
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1051/eucass/201507353
ISBN: 9785945881655
Copyright note: Copyright © Owned by the authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2015. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450910302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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