One of the critical technologies of MHD (Magnetohydrodynamics) bypass scramjet propulsion for space launch and cruise vehicles is MHD acceleration. An experiment in a shock tunnel is described in which MHD acceleration is investigated experimentally. The objectives, the methods used and the preliminary results are described in this paper.
Improvement of Scramjet Performance-Experimental Demonstration of MHD Acceleration
2001
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Plasma Physics , Meetings , Shock tunnels , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Plasma acceleration , Magnetohydrodynamics , Wind tunnel tests , High temperature air , Nozzle flow , Supersonic flow , Gas dynamics , Bypasses , Supersonic nozzles , Launch vehicles , Exhaust velocity , Boundary layers , Stagnation pressure , Static pressure , Temperature profiles , Hydrogen , Magnetohydrodynamic generators , Spacecraft launching , Engine inlets , Hypersonic vehicles
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