[HTML][HTML] Effect of electron number densities on the radio signal propagation in an inductively coupled plasma facility

D Luís, V Giangaspero, A Viladegut, A Lani, A Camps… - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
Spacecraft entering a planetary atmosphere are surrounded by a plasma layer containing
high levels of ionization, due to the extreme temperatures in the shock layer. The high …

Aerothermal characterization of the Plasmatron X wind tunnel: heat flux, stagnation pressure and jet unsteadiness

L Capponi, T Oldham, M Konnik, K Stephani… - AIAA Scitech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-1338. vid Inductively coupled
plasma wind tunnels accurately replicate the harsh conditions that hypersonic vehicles …

Aerothermal characterization of the Plasmatron X wind tunnel: optical emission spectroscopy and jet temperature reconstruction

T Oldham, L Capponi, M Konnik, K Stephani… - AIAA Scitech 2023 …, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-2516. vid Characterization of the
inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch at the Plasmatron X facility developed by the Center …

Microstructure and gas-surface interaction studies of a low-density carbon-bonded carbon fiber composite in atmospheric entry plasmas

B Helber, O Chazot, A Hubin, TE Magin - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
Carbon-bonded carbon fiber (CBCF) composites are a cost-effective solution for the
production of low-density carbon-phenolic Thermal Protection Systems (TPS). This new TPS …

Multi-domain analysis and prediction of the light emitted by an inductively coupled plasma jet

L Capponi, A Padovan, GS Elliott, M Panesi… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Inductively coupled plasma wind tunnels are crucial for replicating hypersonic flight
conditions in ground testing. Achieving the desired conditions (eg, stagnation-point heat …

Determination of active nitridation reaction efficiency of graphite in inductively coupled plasma flows

B Helber, A Turchi, TE Magin - Carbon, 2017 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of the gas-surface interaction during spacecraft reentry remains a
challenging problem for thermal protection system design. Attempts to model the surface …

Characterization of a radio-frequency inductively coupled electrothermal plasma thruster

T Lafleur, CS Corr - Journal of Applied Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
A radio-frequency (RF) inductively coupled electrothermal plasma thruster operating with
argon is experimentally characterized for different mass flow rates, RF powers, and …

Global modes of viscous heated jets with real gas effects

S Demange, UA Qadri, MP Juniper… - Journal of Fluid …, 2022 - cambridge.org
This study investigates the stability features of spatially spreading heated jets in the viscous
regime with real gas effects, using both unsteady two-dimensional axisymmetric simulations …

Local analysis of absolute instability in plasma jets

S Demange, O Chazot, F Pinna - Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2020 - cambridge.org
Stability features of two-stream coaxial plasma jet simulations are investigated using
numerical solutions to the spatio-temporal one-dimensional linear stability theory problem …

Time dynamics of an inductively coupled plasma torch

D Fries, NT Clemens, P Varghese - AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0984. vid Inductively coupled
plasma torches are important instruments in material processing and the testing of heat …