Ground testing meteorite samples offer in-situ measurements of known materials in conditions that occur during entry into Earth's atmosphere. 22 meteorite samples with a wide …
This manuscript describes the wide variety of optical measurement techniques for characterizing the flow in hypersonic wind tunnels. The introduction briefly describes …
Three different types of rocks were tested in a high enthalpy air plasma flow. Two terrestrial rocks, basalt and argillite, and an ordinary chondrite, with a 10 mm diameter cylindrical …
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Optical emission spectroscopy (OES) is frequently used to measure the rotational temperature of a plasma. The technique is relatively simple to implement and non-intrusive …
A method for assessing the performance of typical heat shield materials is presented in this paper. Three different material samples, the DLR material Zuram, the Airbus material Asterm …
This paper presents spatially resolved measurements of absolute particle densities of N 2, N 2+, N, O, N+, O+, e− and excitation temperatures of electronic, rotational and vibrational …
Abstract Space exploration missions rely on ablative heat shields for the thermal protection of spacecraft during atmospheric entry flights. While dedicated research is needed for future …
The atomic translational temperatures and velocities of a low pressure, high enthalpy air plasma are measured using Fabry–Perot spectroscopy. The measurements presented here …