NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Shock-wave structure in a partially ionized gasThe structure of a steady plane shock in a partially ionized gas has been investigated using the Boltzmann equation with a kinetic model as the governing equation and the discrete ordinate method as a tool. The effects of the electric field induced by the charge separation on the shock structure have also been studied. Although the three species of an ionized gas travel with approximately the same macroscopic velocity, the individual distribution functions are found to be very different. In a strong shock the atom distribution function may have double peaks, while the ion distribution function has only one peak. Electrons are heated up much earlier than ions and atoms in a partially ionized gas. Because the interactions of electrons with atoms and with ions are different, the ion temperature can be different from the atom temperature.
Document ID
19750028608
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Lu, C. S.
(Westinghouse Electric Corp. Philadelphia, Pa., United States)
Huang, A. B.
(Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Ga., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 1974
Publication Information
Publication: Physics of Fluids
Volume: 17
Subject Category
Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer
Accession Number
75A12680
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-11-002-062
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available