@article{47a4f20a95be43cdb77ab23bbf3cf273,
title = "Three-dimensional unsteady model of arc heater plasma flow",
abstract = "Arc jets are unique facilities used to evaluate the performance of Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) for hypersonic vehicles. They produce high pressure and high enthalpy plasma flow to simulate the extreme heat encountered during atmospheric entry. The constricted arc heater part of an arc jet increases the test gas temperature by Joule heating. This study details the development of the three-dimensional unsteady plasma flow analysis tool, ARCHeS (ARC Heater Simulator). Coupled Navier-Stokes, radiative transfer and Maxwell equations yield current density, magnetism, radiation, and flow field solutions. The present work constitutes the first demonstration of an unsteady three-dimensional plasma flow simulation of high pressure and high enthalpy arc heater that captures kink instabilities of the electric arc. It is found that the arc attachment is mainly driven by upstream arc instabilities.",
keywords = "Arc heater, Arc instability, Arc jet, Joule heating, Plasma, Radiative transfer",
author = "Meurisse, {Jeremie B.E.} and {Alvarez Laguna}, Alejandro and Marco Panesi and Mansour, {Nagi N.}",
note = "This work was supported by the Entry Systems Modeling project (Michael Barnhardt project manager and Aaron Brandis principal investigator) as part of the NASA Game Changing Development program. Authors Jeremie B. E. Meurisse and Nagi N. Mansour were funded by NASA contract NNA15BB15C to Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), Inc. The authors would like to acknowledge Alan A. Wray (NASA Ames Research Center), Sander J. Visser (AMA, Inc.), Sergio Fraile Izquierdo (AMA, Inc.), Federico Semeraro (AMA, Inc.), Joseph C. Schulz (AMA, Inc.), Magnus Haw (AMA, Inc.), and Francesco Panerai (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for their review of this document and their useful discussions. This work was supported by the Entry Systems Modeling project (Michael Barnhardt project manager and Aaron Brandis principal investigator) as part of the NASA Game Changing Development program. Authors Jeremie B. E. Meurisse and Nagi N. Mansour were funded by NASA contract NNA15BB15C to Analytical Mechanics Associates (AMA), Inc. The authors would like to acknowledge Alan A. Wray (NASA Ames Research Center), Sander J. Visser (AMA, Inc.), Sergio Fraile Izquierdo (AMA, Inc.), Federico Semeraro (AMA, Inc.), Joseph C. Schulz (AMA, Inc.), Magnus Haw (AMA, Inc.), and Francesco Panerai (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) for their review of this document and their useful discussions.",
year = "2022",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1016/j.ast.2022.107465",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "123",
journal = "Aerospace Science and Technology",
issn = "1270-9638",
publisher = "Elsevier Masson s.r.l.",
}