PHEDRA
Soufflerie à Plasma Hors Équilibre De Rentrées Atmosphériques
Out-of-Balance Inlet Plasma Wind Tunnel
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Contact : Viviana LAGO
Principal features
| Supersonic blower with high enthalpy and continuous operation Experimental chamber: cylindrical L 4,5M x D 2,1m Plasma source: arc-jet type generators |
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| Pumping unit with adjustable capacity max 26000 m3/h Statistical pressure, Pa : 1 Mach number : 2 < Mach < 8 Medium Specific Enthalpy, Mj/kg few < H0 < 50 Suitable plasma gases : N2, Air, CO2, CH4, Ar et mélanges adaptés |
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Model
5 < Scope cm <10
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Applications and research areas
| Fundamental research on high enthalpy flows Out-of-equilibrium flow dynamics Experimental database of planetary atmospheric inputs: Mars, Earth, Titan, Venus Study of the aerodynamic and aerothermal behaviour of space probes Plasma flow control by MHD |
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