Survey of measurements of flow properties in arc jets

This paper reviews techniques for determining flow properties in low density arc jets used for materials and structures testing. Properties measured include flow total enthalpy, pressures, heat fluxes, static temperatures, electron density, species concentrations, and flow velocity. The probe techniques covered are pressure, heat flux, electrostatic, and mass sampling. Nonintrusive techniques include emission spectroscopy, laser-induced fluorescence, laser Thomson scattering, and Raman scattering. It is concluded that several techniques must be used in a single facility to obtain all of the flow field properties necessary to predict heat fluxes in a nonequilibrium expansion.

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