The flow enthalpy of an arc-heated wind tunnel is an important parameter for reproducing
planetary entry and performing heating tests. However, its distribution is insufficiently …

Turbulent plasma flow in large-scale arc heaters such as JAXA 750 kW and NASA 20 MW
facilities was investigated and distributions of flow-field properties were successfully …

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) numerical simulations of thermochemical nonequilibrium
inductively coupled plasma (ICP) flows inside a 10-kW inductively coupled plasma wind …

This work addresses the modeling of high pressure electric discharge in an arc-heated wind
tunnel. The combined numerical solution of Poisson's equation, radiative transfer equations …

An arc-heated wind tunnel is one of the most important facilities to reproduce the high-
temperature environment during atmospheric entry for plasma studies and spacecraft …

In order to investigate the relationship between the flow-field parameters outside the vehicle
and the altitude, this paper takes the Atmospheric Reentry Demonstrator (ARD) with an …

Numerical simulations of 10 kW and 110 kW inductively coupled plasma (ICP) wind tunnels
were carried out to study physical properties of the flow inside the ICP torch and vacuum …

Turbulent plasma flows in arc heaters, such as Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's 750
kW, NASA's 20 MW, and Kyushu University's 20 kW facilities, were investigated, and the …

In this study, we developed an analytical model for the flow field in the Huels-type arc-
heated wind tunnel (L2K) of the German Aerospace Center. This flow-field model can be …

To develop an efficient hypersonic diffuser, a numerical investigation was performed on a
center-body diffuser and a second-throat cylindrical diffuser of a large-scale arc-heated wind …