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A Decade of Aerothermal Plasma Research at the von Karman Institute
Author(s) -
Bottin B.,
Carbonaro M.,
Chazot O.,
Degrez G.,
Vanden Abeele D.,
Barbante P.,
Paris S.,
Van Der Haegen V.,
Magin Th.,
Playez M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.200410066
Subject(s) - aerospace engineering , plasma , field (mathematics) , physics , statistical physics , engineering physics , environmental science , mechanics , engineering , mathematics , nuclear physics , pure mathematics
The paper presents an overview of the aerothermal plasma simulation facilities in use at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics and the main research topics that have been followed during 10 years of work in the field. Both numerical simulation of plasma flows and experimental techniques are addressed, with an emphasis of the methodology which allows to relate measurements in the facilities to flight conditions of a space vehicle (re‐)entering a planetary atmosphere. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)