Experimental investigations on the MHD interaction around a blunt body in a hypersonic unseeded air flows

Andrea Cristofolini, Carlo A. Borghi, Gabriele Neretti, Antonio Schettino, Eduardo Trifoni, Francesco Battista, Andrea Passaro, Damiano Baccarella

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Abstract

This paper deals with the experimental investigation on the magneto fluid dynamic interaction around a test body immersed into a hypersonic unseeded air flow. The experiments have been carried out in the CIRA owned plasma wind tunnel SCIROCCO. Two test conditions have been utilized for the experiments, with a total pressure of 2.5 and 2.3 bar respectively and a total specific enthalpy of 16 and 12.1 MJ/kg, and the air flow accelerated in the nozzle up to Mach 10. The magnetic induction field is generated by an electromagnet enclosed in the test article, and can reach a 0.8 T maximum value in the interaction region. The work has been conjunctly funded by the European Space Agency and The Italian Space Agency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication43rd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2012
PublisherAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781624101878
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event43rd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2012 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 25 Jun 201228 Jun 2012

Publication series

Name43rd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2012

Conference

Conference43rd AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period25/06/1228/06/12

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