Modeling the Electrical Conductivity of Thermally Ionized Air Produced in Normal Shock Waves at Hypersonic and Hypervelocity Speeds
Report Number:
ARL-TR-9402
Publish Date:
February 16, 2022
Distribution:
Approved for public release: distribution is unlimited.
Author(s):
Sergei Izvekov and Robert L Doney
Abstract:In this report, we model the electronic conductivity of low-temperature plasma formed due to thermal ionization of dry air in normal shock waves at hypersonic and hypervelocity Mach numbers (6–30 km s-1) using the multiterm Boltzmann equation, Monte Carlo collision, and Cheetah 9.0 equation of state methods.
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