Development of small scale arc-jet facility OPG1

A small-scale thermal arc-jet facility based on a 21.5 kW tungsten inert gas welding power supply has been developed. The design and simulations are presented here. The plasma generator is situated inside a vacuum vessel forming an Argon plasma with a mass flow rate of approximately 0.2 g/s. The ves...

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Main Authors: Hermann, T, Chang, EWK, Schaefer, J, Joglekar, C, Boehrk, H
Format: Conference item
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 2023